IS IT A COPPER ORE?

IS IT A GEMSTONE?

OR IS IT A DYESTUFF FOR COLOURING?

Lot of confusion arises when we hear this name: Malachite Green. What is it? A Copper ore? Or is it a gemstone? Or is it a Dyestuff? Well all are true in some sense. But it should be noted that Malachite Green Dye's connection with the Copper Ore Malachite is limited only upto borrowing the name, thats it. As far as Malachite Green Gemstones are concerned they also have no relation to the Dye Malachite Green of any kind. The Gemstones found on the market are nowadays majorly aritifical.

Malachite Green (see: http://deepachemicals.in/product.html ) is a colourant, a dye, from the "Basic Dyes" family. Basic Dyes are the oldest type of Synthetic Dyes. The dye has to be dissolved in a solvent such as water in presense of a little acid such as acetic acid, etc. before fixing it on articles like paper, wood, plywood, jute, coir, wool, silk, fibreboard, etc. This process is called as Dyeing Process.

Hope this helps clear a lot of doubts.