Archeological evidence indicates that the mineral has been mined and smelted to obtain copper at Timna Valley in Israel for over 3,000 years. Since then, malachite has been used as both an ornamental stone and as a gemstone.
Definition of bane. 1a obsolete : killer, slayerb : poisonc : death, destruction stop the way of those that seek my bane â Philip Sidneyd : woe. 2 : a source of harm or ruin : curse national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind â D. C. Thomson.
Definition of worm for English Language Learners. : 1  a long, thin animal that has a soft body with no legs or bones and that often lives in the ground. : 2  the young form of some insects that looks like a small worm. : 3  a person who is not liked or respected : a very bad person.