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List of copper ores, the Glossary

Following is a list of minerals that serve as copper ores in the copper mining process:Samans, Carl H. Engineering Metals and their Alloys MacMillan 1949.^[1]

18 relations: Antimony, Azurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper extraction, Copper monosulfide, Copper(I) sulfide, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Dioptase, Enargite, Malachite, Mineral, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite.
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Antimony

Antimony is a chemical element; it has symbol Sb and atomic number 51.

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Azurite

Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. List of copper ores and Azurite are copper ores.

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Bornite

Bornite, also known as peacock ore, is a sulfide mineral with chemical composition that crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (pseudo-cubic). List of copper ores and Bornite are copper ores.

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Chalcocite

Chalcocite, copper(I) sulfide (Cu2S), is an important copper ore mineral. List of copper ores and Chalcocite are copper ores.

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Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper ore mineral. List of copper ores and Chalcopyrite are copper ores.

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Chrysocolla is a hydrous copper phyllosilicate mineral and mineraloid with the formula (x or. The structure of the mineral has been questioned, as a 2006 spectrographic study suggest material identified as chrysocolla may be a mixture of the copper hydroxide spertiniite and chalcedony. Chrysocolla typically forms amorphously. List of copper ores and chrysocolla are copper ores.

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Copper extraction refers to the methods used to obtain copper from its ores.

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Copper monosulfide

Copper monosulfide is a chemical compound of copper and sulfur.

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Copper(I) sulfide

Copper(I) sulfide is a copper sulfide, a chemical compound of copper and sulfur.

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Covellite

Covellite (also known as covelline) is a rare copper sulfide mineral with the formula CuS. List of copper ores and Covellite are copper ores.

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Cuprite

Cuprite is an oxide mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu2O, and is a minor ore of copper. List of copper ores and Cuprite are copper ores.

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Digenite

Digenite is a copper sulfide mineral with formula: Cu9S5. List of copper ores and Digenite are copper ores.

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Dioptase

Dioptase is an intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.

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Enargite

Enargite is a copper arsenic sulfosalt mineral with formula Cu3AsS4.

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Malachite

Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. List of copper ores and Malachite are copper ores.

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Mineral

In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.

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