malachite
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Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Their wings, in shades of lavender, green and red, represented certain crystals and traits: amethyst as one of calm and purity, malachite as one of protection and rose garnet for healing and love.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
The chrysanthemum leaves, the chartreuse of the teapot inlay and the antique bronze are different shades of green — but all come from malachite.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023
“When a painter wanted white pigment, they crushed a white shell or azurite for blue or malachite for green.”
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
Tinctum chrysocolla—partly the modern mineral of that name and partly malachite.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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