Malachite green Malachite green Malachite green is an organic compound that is used as a dyestuff and controversially as an antimicrobial in aquaculture. Malachite green is traditionally used as a dye for materials such as silk, leather, and paper. Despite its name the dye is not prepared from the mineral malachite, and the name just comes from the similarity of color. Malachite green is classified in the dyestuff industry as a triarylmethane dye and also using in pigment industry. Formally, malachite green refers to the chloride salt [CHC(CHN(CH))]Cl, although the term malachite green is used loosely and often just refers to the
The Malachite Box of the miners and gold prospectors. After the initial publication, the author continuously added new stories to the collection, such as the so-called "mountain fairy tales" in 1942, "Stories of Germans" () in 1943, a series of stories about Russian steel-makers and coiners in 1944–1945, "Stories of Lenin" () in 1944–1945, and others. Every edition of the collection ended with the dictionary of unusual words and concepts. "The Watchhouse on Dumna Mountain" () was Bazhov's essay which served as an introduction to the first edition of "The Malachite Box". It contained some information about the life, industry and culture at