The Malachite Box them are keepers of hidden underground riches. The Mistress, described as either a beautiful green-eyed woman in malachite gown or a lizard with the crown on her head, is the keeper of gemstones. Poloz is the master of every existing piece of gold. The miners believed that if a gold-bearing lode disappeared, it meant that the Great Snake moved it to a different place. Bazhov introduced numerous daughters of Poloz, including Golden Hair from the tale of the same name. The relationship between Poloz and the Mistress is unclear. Bazhov commented that he asked some story-tellers about it, but they
Italian submarine Malachite Crete, "Malachite" sighted a British cruiser escorted by a destroyer. She launched two torpedoes at the target, but they both missed her by the stern. From 3 to 14 July 1941 she patrolled north of Ras Azzaz. At 20:00 on July 3 "Malachite" sighted a large cruiser (possibly ) escorted by two destroyers, and immediately launched a torpedo. There was an explosion heard, but there is no reports of this attack in British post-war documents, although some believe an escort was hit. From September 25 to October 5 1941 she patrolled off Ras Aamer. From January 20 to 27, 1942