How to Use malachite in a Sentence

malachite

noun
  • The coral comes from the Philippines, the lapis from Afghanistan, and the malachite from the Congo.
    Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • Double up on microtrends and try green here: Use a rich malachite on the upper lid and a subtle lime under.
    Maya McDowell, Marie Claire, 24 July 2019
  • 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
  • The turquoise, malachite, azurite, and chrysocolla from there are so beautiful that my eyes just melt.
    Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2017
  • The caseback of one is set with a 25.38-carat Zambian emerald cut in Piaget’s signature oval shape—the dial side is made of malachite.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 show opens with a massive self-portrait titled Me (2019): Fratino’s face half covered by shadow, a shy smile playing across his lips, fist-sized pupils flecked with green, like solid orbs of malachite.
    Christopher Alessandrini, The New York Review of Books, 18 May 2019
  • 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
  • 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 earliest Alhambras were done in creased gold and black onyx, but ivory and wood soon followed (neither is now available), as did the signature stone styles like malachite, lapis, and carnelian.
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 1 Oct. 2018
  • At least 650 years old, its calfskin pages are still vibrantly illuminated with gold, lapis lazuli and malachite.
    The Economist, 16 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • The other central element in the Perlée collection is a pop of color in the form of ornamental, opaque stones, including turquoise, black onyx, green malachite, carnelian, lapis lazuli, coral or mother-of-pearl.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022
  • High Jewelry Serpenti Watch in malachite and gold with diamonds.
    Emily Selter, Town & Country, 18 May 2015
  • Long before they were used as a form of identifiable status, Princess Grace of Monaco could be seen wearing examples set with coral, malachite, rock crystal, and tortoiseshell, most often stacked in twos or threes around her neck.
    Claibourne Poindexter, Town & Country, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Having always loved the organic look and saturated colors of hard stones like malachite and turquoise, McHugh combined hardstones with diamonds and colored gemstones for this realm of designs.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Needless to say, the pieces are much too pretty to use as anything but decor: Each one was hand-made in Agra, where a family of artisans employed by Shroff dutifully inlaid lapis lazuli, malachite, and other semi-precious stones.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • For the latest iteration, Ray has teamed up with jewelry designer Pamela Love to create three distinct bag styles that feature piercing-like hardware made from semiprecious stones including tiger’s eye, malachite, turquoise, and lapis.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2018
  • According to Bulgari, each stone has its own special lore: black onyx serves as a protective shield and conduit to inner strength; lapis lazuli represents honor and possibility; green malachite is known as a stone of transformation.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 June 2021
  • In addition to the customization options, premium hardware will be available through the Southern design duo Addison Weeks, who are known for incorporating gemstones like malachite and rose quartz into their pieces.
    Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 24 Apr. 2020
  • More discoveries soon followed: magenta, Hofmann’s violet, Lyons blue, malachite green, Bismarck brown and aniline black.
    Bruce Falconer, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
  • This building material resembles malachite, a viridescent mineral that some believe has metaphysical powers.
    Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2020

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