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'''Malachite Ocean''' was the fifth [[doubloon]] [[ocean]] and was opened on 2008-5-6. The ocean has fifty-five [[island]]s distributed among eight [[archipelago]]s - twenty-five outpost islands, twenty-five medium islands, and five large islands. There are three small archipelagos of three islands, each with one outpost island and two medium islands, four large archipelagos of nine islands, each with four outpost islands, four medium islands and one large island, the archipelago capital island, and lastly one archipelago of ten islands, containing six outpost islands, three medium islands, and one large island. Malachite, along with the [[Viridian Ocean]] was merged into the [[Meridian Ocean]] on 31 Jan 2012.

The ocean's name comes from [[wikipedia:Malachite|Malachite]], a green copper-based mineral with the chemical formula Cu<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>. The name may also come from [[wikipedia:Malachite green|Malachite green]], a highly toxic [[wikipedia:PH indicator|pH indicator]] - the indicator is green in neutral solutions, but turns yellow in highly acidic environments (pH < 2) and colourless in basic (pH > 12 ). It is so toxic that it is banned in many countries.

The archipelagos in the ocean are named after lizard species and genera. The islands in each archipelago are named with some theme in mind - for example, the islands in the {{Malachite|Basilisk Archipelago}} are named after real-world oceans, while the islands in the {{Malachite|Draco Archipelago}} are named after mythological creatures.

Compared to the other oceans, the Malachite Ocean is more compact and dense - though it has the second greatest number of islands for any ocean (second only to the [[Midnight Ocean]]), it also has the second fewest number of [[league point]]s (second only to the [[Ice Ocean]], which also has the fewest number of islands).

==Geography==
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 |'''{{Malachite|Basilisk Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Basilisk}}
 |}
{|width="100%"
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|{{Malachite|Black Ogopogo}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Kithara Koro}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Marmara Odonata}}*
|align=right |Large
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|{{Malachite|Mirovia Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Rheic Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Sargasso Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Tasman Reef}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Tethys Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Zechstein Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
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{|width="100%"
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 |'''{{Malachite|Chameleon Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Chameleon}}
 |}
{|width="100%"
 |-
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|{{Malachite|Ebony Serpent}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Ivorite Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Lilac Island}}^
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|}
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 |'''{{Malachite|Draco Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Draco}}
 |}
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|{{Malachite|Alicorn Island}}*
|align=right |Large
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|{{Malachite|Cetus Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Ichor Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Seirene Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Spizzwink Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Striga Cay}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Taniwha Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Threewood Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Wyvern Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Xana's Trummet}}
|align=right |Medium
|-
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{|width="100%"
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 |'''{{Malachite|Gila Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Gila}}
 |}
{|width="100%"
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|{{Malachite|Acanthaster Spits}}^
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Akhlys Island}}^
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Cinnabarite Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Eitr Glacier}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Fugu Island}}^
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Mu Tambu}}*
|align=right |Large
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|{{Malachite|Nightshade Island}}^
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Scorpion Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Viper's Drop}}
|align=right |Outpost
|}
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{|width="100%"
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 |'''{{Malachite|Iguana Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Iguana}}
 |}
{|width="100%"
 |-
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|{{Malachite|Emerald Ocarina}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Murex Island}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Woad Island}}
|align=right |Medium
|}
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{|width="100%"
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 |'''{{Malachite|Komodo Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Komodo}}
 |}
{|width="100%"
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|{{Malachite|Arcadia Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Buyan's Vortice}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Celesta Isle}}^
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Drogeo Island}}^
|align=right |Medium
|-
|{{Malachite|Duat Island}}^
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Flyaway Island}}*
|align=right |Large
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|{{Malachite|Midgard Island}}
|align=right |Medium
|-
|{{Malachite|Mu Abtu}}
|align=right |Medium
|-
|{{Malachite|Zuyua Mist}}^
|align=right |Outpost
|}
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{|width="100%"
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 |'''{{Malachite|Lacerta Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Lacerta (Malachite)}}
 |}
{|width="100%"
 |-
|-
|{{Malachite|Barracuda Island}}^
|align=right |Medium
|-
|{{Malachite|Cenote Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Chelydra Cove}}^
|align=right |Medium
|-
|{{Malachite|Chrysalis Island}}^
|align=right |Medium
|-
|{{Malachite|Cornet Island}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Morgan Island}}*
|align=right |Large
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|{{Malachite|Saltstraum Rock}}^
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Sconce Isle}}
|align=right |Outpost
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|{{Malachite|Stalwart Reef}}
|align=right |Outpost
|}
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{|width="100%"
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 |'''{{Malachite|Whiptail Archipelago}}'''
 |align=right|{{Chart star Whiptail (Malachite)}}
 |}
{|width="100%"
 |-
|-
|{{Malachite|Brunneria Borealis}}
|align=right |Outpost
|-
|{{Malachite|Granuaile}}
|align=right |Medium
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|{{Malachite|Yemaya}}
|align=right |Medium
|}
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<small>* - denotes [[capital island|capital]]<br>
^ - denotes [[colonize]]d</small>

==Links==
*[http://ypp.dweeb.com/maps/malachite.png Political Map of Malachite]
*[[:Image:Malachite ocean map.pdf|Printable PDF map of the Malachite Ocean]]
*[[Template:Map:Malachite Ocean|Wiki map of the Malachite Ocean]]
*[[List of commodity spawns]]
*[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=98682 Malachite Ocean Discussion Thread]
*[[Malachite blockade history]]

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