Malachite

===Symbolism and superstitions===
A 17th-century Spanish superstition held that having a child wear a lozenge of malachite would help them sleep, and keep evil spirits at bay.<ref>The Illustrated Book of Signs and Symbols by Miranda Bruce-Mitford, Dorling Kindersley Limited, London, 1996, p. 41</ref> [[Marbodus]] recommended malachite as a talisman for young people because of its protective qualities and its ability to help with sleep.<ref name="Talismans p. 254">The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems, by William Thomas and Kate Pavitt, [1922], p. 254</ref> It has also historically been worn for protection from lightning and contagious diseases and for health, success, and constancy in the affections.<ref name="Talismans p. 254"/> During the Middle Ages it was customary to wear it engraved with a figure or symbol of the Sun to maintain health and to avert depression to which [[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorns]] were considered vulnerable.<ref name="Talismans p. 254"/>

In [[ancient Egypt]] the colour green (wadj) was associated with death and the power of resurrection as well as new life and fertility. Ancient Egyptians believed that the [[afterlife]] contained an eternal paradise, referred to as the "Field of Malachite", which resembled their lives but with no pain or suffering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/colourgreen.html|title=Meaning of green in ancient Egypt|last=Hill|first=J|date=2010|website=Ancient Egypt Online|access-date=2016-11-28}}</ref>
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