Archeological evidence indicates that the mineral has been mined and smelted to obtain copper at Timna Valley in Israel for over 3,000 years. Since then, malachite has been used as both an ornamental stone and as a gemstone.
Definition of bane. 1a obsolete : killer, slayerb : poisonc : death, destruction stop the way of those that seek my bane â Philip Sidneyd : woe. 2 : a source of harm or ruin : curse national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind â D. C. Thomson.
Bane is a rare given name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#5700 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS) Bane was first listed in 2013 and reached its highest position of #1380 in the U.S. then, and is at #1686 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2015)