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 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