Malachite the colour green (wadj) was associated with death and the power of resurrection as well as new life and fertility. Ancient Egyptians believed that the afterlife contained an eternal paradise which resembled their lives but with no pain or suffering, and referred to this place as the ‘Field of Malachite’. Malachite was used as a mineral pigment in green paints from antiquity until about 1800. The pigment is moderately lightfast, very sensitive to acids, and varying in color. This natural form of green pigment has been replaced by its synthetic form, verditer, among other synthetic greens. Malachite is also used
The Malachite Casket (fairy tale) was a part of the animated film series made at Sverdlovsk Film Studio from the early 1970s to early 1980s, on time for the 100th anniversary since the birth of Pavel Bazhov. The series included the following films: "Sinyushka's Well" (1973), "The Mistress of the Copper Mountain" (1975), "The Malachite Casket", "The Stone Flower" (1977), "Podaryonka" (based on "Silver Hoof", 1978), "Golden Hair" (1979), and "The Grass Hideaway" (1982). "The Malachite Casket" is a stop motion animated film directed by Oleg Nikolaevsky, with screenplay by Alexander Timofeevsky. It was narrated by Y. Puzyrev. The music was composed by Vladislav Kazenin