How to Use malachite in a Sentence

malachite

noun
  • There were sort of huge malachite vases, but there also lots of foods from around the world, drinks from around the world.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 May 2023
  • This one stands out thanks to the rich green malachite and geometric metal details.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Others, like chrysoprase, green chalcedony, and malachite, are perhaps less so.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The turquoise, malachite, azurite, and chrysocolla from there are so beautiful that my eyes just melt.
    — Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2017
  • There, slabs of marble are delicately inlaid with stones like lapis, malachite, jasper, and amethyst.
    — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2022
  • Kane made the plastic footwear his own by embedding them with mineral stones like malachite and zebra jasper.
    — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2016
  • The coral comes from the Philippines, the lapis from Afghanistan, and the malachite from the Congo.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2019
  • It’s named after a historic local mine that featured a distinctive green streak of malachite.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Pieces of lapis lazuli, malachite or onyx are carved into shapes to fit as overlays onto the bridges, plates and bezels, or to serve as indexes.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 June 2021
  • There are no date windows or subdials, either, so the malachite can really take the spotlight.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Our son delighted in sifting through mining rough in the water sluice to discover fool's gold, rose quartz, malachite and lapis lazuli.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2017
  • The decanter is ivory with gold lines, and features the Clase Azul emblem at the center with malachite inlays.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
  • We were joined by fish eagles, malachite and giant kingfishers, herons, and even a Verreaux's eagle owl.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The malachite features striking veins in green and black, the lapis sees deep blue contrasted by white speckles, and the onyx is a pure expression of pitch black.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Rubies, sapphires, diamonds and emeralds are juxtaposed against bands of malachite and turquoise.
    — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • At its base are two green rings made of malachite, which include 20 rectangular spaces where the names of winners are engraved.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 June 2026
  • Near a window, a table displays orbs—agate, quartz, malachite, marble—made by her father, a connoisseur of semiprecious stones.
    — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 4 Oct. 2018
  • The band of malachite surrounding the tourbillon and set into the hour disk is a variation on previous models.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 July 2021
  • The 25-meter semi-olympic pool is lined with mosaics created from a myriad shades of emerald, jade and malachite.
    — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • At least 650 years old, its calfskin pages are still vibrantly illuminated with gold, lapis lazuli and malachite.
    — The Economist, 16 Apr. 2020
  • That’s significant because malachite can be heated to produce copper.
    — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
  • The dining room was vaulted for dramatic effect, with stucco and intricate moldings layered on top to provide space for faux malachite in ocher frames.
    — Cynthia Frank, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Ando created four unique dial statements to coincide with the seasons, and for summer that’s an artful mosaic of the malachite seen here.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
  • Take this Gem Dior watch, an homage to couture and nature in lapis lazuli and malachite cut asymmetrically to evoke a swirl of fabric swatches pinned to a mood board.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 9 June 2023
  • Some, such as deep green malachite, stably formed only after bacteria began exhaling oxygen on early Earth.
    — Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Add flowers to their bath instead of a vase, with this soothing and restorative bath milk that features a blend of shea butter, green tea oil, jasmine, and plumeria, plus gem deposits from malachite and quartz.
    — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Apart from galena, Egyptians used the metallic element antimony and the mineral malachite in their kohl.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
  • High Jewelry Serpenti Watch in malachite and gold with diamonds.
    — Emily Selter, Town & Country, 18 May 2015
  • All throughout the house, both actual malachite and fabric versions of it can be found on numerous pillows, tablecloths, carpets, walls, plates, and furniture.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 24 Sep. 2020
  • 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

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