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| mal·a·chite [ mállə kt ] |
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green mineral: a green copper carbonate mineral. Use: decorative stones, source of copper.
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| [14th century. < Old French melochite< Greek molokhitis, a stone similar in color to the mallow leaf < malakhē "mallow"] |
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