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 she again patrolled of Ras Aamer. From 11 to 23 February, 1942 she was deployed to an area off the coast of Cyrenaica. From 8 to 21 April, 1942 again she was again deployed off the coast of Cyrenaica. From 1 June to 9 June, 1942 and then again from June 15 to 18, 1942 "Malachite" was posted northwest of Algiers. She was then relocated to patrol off Cape Blanc from 22 to 24 June. On July 16 1942 "Malachite" was sent to patrol along the Tunisian coast, however had to return to the base the next day due to