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 Fairy Tale" (), based on "The Mistress of the Copper Mountain". Based on "Marko's Hill", Klara Katsman created the operetta "Mark Beregovik" (), which premiered in Sverdlovsk in 1955. Lyubov Nikolskaya composed the children's opera "Silver Hoof" based on the story of the same name in 1959. Vladimir Goryachikh composed the ballet "The Living Stone" () based on "Sinyushka's Well", which premiered in Nizhny Tagil in 1965. The 1973 opera "The Fire Maid" (based on "The Fire-Fairy") for schools was composed by Robert Long, with story adapted and lyrics by Dorothy Gulliver The 2012 opera "The Malachite Casket", based on