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Definition of malachite in English: malachitenoun ˈmaləkʌɪtˈmæləˌkaɪt mass nounA bright green mineral consisting of hydrated basic copper carbonate, which typically occurs in masses and fibrous aggregates. Example sentencesExamples - This sample of malachite has a distinctly different appearance.
- Other secondary copper minerals associated with the chrysocolla are malachite, cuprite, and tenorite.
- Nowadays it is often found with malachite, a green copper carbonate.
- Dark blue stubby pyramidal azurite crystals and green botryoidal-shaped radial aggregates of malachite.
- Some of the most attractive contain spraylike aggregates of velvety malachite in and on lustrous blue-black azurite crystals.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French melochite, via Latin from Greek molokhitis, from molokhē, variant of malakhē 'mallow'. Definition of malachite in US English: malachitenounˈmæləˌkaɪtˈmaləˌkīt A bright green mineral consisting of copper hydroxyl carbonate. It typically occurs in masses and fibrous aggregates with azurite and is capable of taking a high polish. Example sentencesExamples - Dark blue stubby pyramidal azurite crystals and green botryoidal-shaped radial aggregates of malachite.
- Other secondary copper minerals associated with the chrysocolla are malachite, cuprite, and tenorite.
- This sample of malachite has a distinctly different appearance.
- Nowadays it is often found with malachite, a green copper carbonate.
- Some of the most attractive contain spraylike aggregates of velvety malachite in and on lustrous blue-black azurite crystals.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French melochite, via Latin from Greek molokhitis, from molokhē, variant of malakhē ‘mallow’. |