malachite

A light to dark green carbonate mineral, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, used as a source of copper and for ornamental purposes.

A basic carbonate of copper having a beautiful green color, hence commonly called the green carbonate of Copper.

Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.

See Emerald green, under Green, n.

A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.

A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

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.

a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects