List of copper ores
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Following is a list of minerals that serve as copper ores in the copper mining process:[1]
| Image | Name | Formula | % Copper when pure |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Min chalcopyrite.jpg | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 34.5 |
| File:Chalcocite.jpg | Chalcocite | Cu2S | 79.8 |
| File:Covellite-USA.jpg | Covellite | CuS | 66.5 |
| File:Bornite.jpg | Bornite | 2Cu2S•CuS·FeS | 63.3 |
| File:Tetraedrite.jpg | Tetrahedrite | Cu3SbS3 + x(Fe,Zn)6Sb2S9 | 32–45 |
| File:Digenite.jpg | Digenite | Cu9S5 | 78.1 |
| File:Malachite Macro 43.jpg | Malachite | CuCO3•Cu(OH)2 | 57.7 |
| File:Azuritechessy.jpg | Azurite | 2CuCO3•Cu(OH)2 | 55.1 |
| File:Cuprite.jpg | Cuprite | Cu2O | 88.1 |
| File:Tenorite-202105.jpg | Tenorite | CuO | 79.7 |
| File:Chrysocolla-122814.jpg | Chrysocolla | (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4•n(H2O) | 37.9 |
| File:Tennantite2.jpg | Tennantite | Cu12As4S13 | 51.6 |
| File:Dioptasetsumeb5.jpg | Dioptase | CuSiO2(OH)2 | 45.3 |
| File:Enargite-256381.jpg | Enargite | Cu3AsS4 | 48.4 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Samans, Carl H. Engineering Metals and their Alloys MacMillan 1949