malachite
noun
mal·a·chite
ˈma-lə-ˌkīt 
: a green mineral that is a basic carbonate of copper used especially for making ornamental objects
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Rounding out the spot are a hand-me-down coffee table finished to look like malachite, a rug by From Jaipur With Love, and an abstract painting by Jen Garrido that the couple picked up on a trip to Austin, Texas.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Fallon was sporting a beauty, too, pulling up his sleeve to reveal a gorgeous limited-edition Cartier Santos-Dumont with a green malachite dial.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2025
It’s named after a historic local mine that featured a distinctive green streak of malachite.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Malachite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malachite. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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malachite
noun
mal·a·chite
ˈmal-ə-ˌkīt
: a green mineral that contains copper and is used especially for ornamental objects
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