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 (comics), an adversary of Batman. Bane (Matrix character), a character in the Matrix film trilogy. Bane (Forgotten Realms), a deity in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe. Bane (Harry Potter), a centaur in the Harry Potter series. Cad Bane, a bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe. Darth Bane, a Sith Lord in the Star Wars universe.