Malachite green result. Numerous niche applications exploit the intense color of MG. It is used as a biological stain for microscopic analysis of cell biology and tissue samples. In the Gimenez staining method, basic fuchsin stains bacteria red or magenta, and malachite green is used as a blue-green counterstain. Malachite green is also used in endospore staining, since it can directly stain endospores within bacterial cells; here a safranin counterstain is often used. Malachite green can also be used as a saturable absorber in dye lasers, or as a pH indicator between pH 0.2–1.8. However, this use is relatively rare. Leuco-malachite green
The Malachite Box Adveyeva sung the Mistress of the Copper Mountain (mezzo-soprano), Dina Potapovskaya sung Katya (coloratura soprano). The 1954 ballet "The Tale of the Stone Flower" was created by Sergei Prokofiev. "Skazy", also called "The Stone Flower", was the 1987 play of the Maly Theatre. A lot of Soviet and Russian composers drew inspiration from "The Malachite Box". The suite "Skazy" was created by Grigory Frid in 1948. Alexey Muravlev based his symphonic poem "Mount Azov" (1949) on the tale "Beloved Name". In 1979 Margarita Kesareva created a series of piano pieces "Ural Book" (Уральская тетрадь), which included the movement "The Bear