mal·a·chite (m l  -k t )n. A light to dark green carbonate mineral, Cu2CO3(OH)2, used as a source of copper and for ornamental stoneware. [Middle English melochite, from Latin moloch tes, from Greek molokhtis, from malakh , molokh, mallow, of Semitic origin; see ml in Semitic roots.] |   |
malachite [ˈmæləˌkaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a bright green mineral, found in veins and in association with copper deposits. It is a source of copper and is used as an ornamental stone. Composition: hydrated copper carbonate. Formula: Cu2CO3(OH)2. Crystal structure: monoclinic
[via Old French from Latin molochītēs, from Greek molokhitis mallow-green stone, from molokhē mallow]
| malachite (ml-kt) A bright-green monoclinic mineral occurring as a mass of crystals (an aggregate) with smooth or botryoidal (grape-shaped) surfaces. It is often concentrically banded in different shades of green. Malachite often occurs together with the mineral azurite in copper deposits. Chemical formula: Cu2CO3(OH)2. |
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| Noun | 1. |  malachite - a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objectsatomic number 29, copper, Cu - a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition azurite - blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite |
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