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Malachite vs Hydrocarbonate - What's the difference?

malachite | hydrocarbonate |

As nouns the difference between malachite and hydrocarbonate

is that malachite is (mineralogy) a bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, cu]]2co3(o[[hydrogen|h)2; one of the principal ores of copper while hydrocarbonate is (chemistry|obsolete) a hydrocarbon.

As an adjective malachite

is from olive-taupe to that of a mild to deeply-rich -- at times seemingly translucent -- green colour, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

malachite

English

(wikipedia malachite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu]]2CO3(O[[hydrogen, H)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
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  • A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

    • Derived terms

    * pseudomalachite

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • From olive-taupe to that of a mild to deeply-rich -- at times seemingly translucent -- green colour, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

    • See also

    * ----

    hydrocarbonate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry, obsolete) A hydrocarbon.
  • (chemistry, obsolete) A hydrous carbonate, such as malachite.
    • (Webster 1913)