malachite

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Malachite (1)

Etymology

From Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhe, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”). Or, (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this etymology?) could be from Hebrew מלאך (mal'ach) [ "angel" or "messenger of God" ], or, perhaps hailing from another Ancient Greek term, μαλαχ- [ "fingers" ].

Noun

malachite (plural malachites)

1. (mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
   • 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128: 

     Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

2. A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

   malachite colour:

Derived terms

• pseudomalachite

Translations

mineral

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 孔雀石 (cmn) (kǒngquèshí)

• Estonian: malahhiit (et)
• Finnish: malakiitti (fi)
• French: malachite (fr) f
• German: Malachit (de) m
• Greek: μαλαχίτης (el) (malachítis) m [malaˈçitis]

• Irish: malaicít (ga) f
• Italian: malachite (it) f
• Japanese: 孔雀石 (ja) (くじゃくせき, kujakuseki), くじゃく石 (ja) (くじゃくせき, kujakuseki)
• Korean: 공작석 (ko) (gongjakseok)
• Polish: malachit (pl) m
• Russian: малахит (ru) (malaxít) m
• Spanish: malaquita (es) f

colour

• Finnish: malakiittivihreä (fi), vuorivihreä (fi)

Adjective

malachite (comparative more malachite, superlative most malachite)

1. From olive-taupe to that of a mild to deeply-rich -- at times seemingly translucent -- green colour, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

See also

• Appendix:Colors

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Pronunciation

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Noun

malachite f (plural malachites)

1. malachite