Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. mineral

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials
4. materials
5. materials by composition
6. inorganic material
7. rock
8. rock by form
9. stone
10. stone by quality
11. gemstone
12. gemstones by specific type

Anotations

Scope note:

A green mineral composed of basic copper carbonate occurring naturally with the blue copper carbonate mineral called azurite, with malachite being the more abundant of the two.The compact green variety has alternate irregular bands of light and dark green, and is used mainly for table tops, vases, veneer, and some jewelry. Both malachite and azurite have been used as gemstones and paint pigments since before 3000 BCE.