Malachite Green

                                                                          Malachite

 Possibly the earliest ore off copper, having been mined in the Sinai and eastern deserts of ancient Egypt from as early as 3000BC, malachite is a green copper carbonate hydroxide. 

Then And Now 

Malachite Green 

Synthetic Dye 

Malachite Green is a synthetic dye with multiple scientific, industrial, and biological uses. Despite the name, it is not derived from the mineral malachite — it gets its name from the green color it shares with the mineral.

• Chemical Class: Triphenylmethane dye

• Chemical Formula: C₂₃H₂₅ClN₂ (as Malachite Green oxalate or chloride)

• Appearance: Green crystalline powder

• Solubility: Soluble in water and ethanol

• Color: Brilliant green in solution

Uses Of Malachite Green

Forensic Applications

Used in latent fingerprint detection 

Staining biological samples.

Malachite Green: Latent Fingerprint 

Theft Detection

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