malachite

Example Sentences

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“When a painter wanted white pigment, they crushed a white shell or azurite for blue or malachite for green.”

From New York Times

Up the floating stairs, the second floor has an open layout, with a family room set apart from the kitchen and dining area by a green double-sided malachite marble gas fireplace.

From Washington Post

Some, such as deep green malachite, stably formed only after bacteria began exhaling oxygen on early Earth.

From Scientific American

Matthew Harris of Mateo, a line that includes a wide selection of pieces that combine stones such as malachite and turquoise with precisely set diamonds, agrees.

From New York Times

“I can’t even sit there, it’s awful,” he says, pointing to the wooden desk laden with malachite ornaments and a bank of secure telephones.

From The Guardian