Copper Minerals Flashcards by lon biscuit

Q

CuFeS₂

A

Chalcopyrite

Brass yellow

Less hard than pyrrohotite and pyrite

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Chalcopyrite

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Cu₅FeS₄

In thin section description

A

Bornite

Pinkish Brown

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Bornite

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CuS

Description in Thin Section

A

Covellite

Indigo blue to bluish white!

Anisotropism = Extreme; red-orange to brown

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Covellite

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Cu₂S

Description in Thin Section

A

Chalcocite

Bluish white

Hardness less than most minerals

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Chalcocite

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Cu₃(CO₃)(OH)₂

A

Malachite

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Malachite

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Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

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Azurite

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Azurite

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Cu₂O

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Cuprite

Bluish grey

Deep red internal reflections

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Cuprite

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2 common Copper Iron Minerals

(CB)

A

Chalcopyrite

Bornite

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2 Common Copper Sulphide Minerals

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Covellite

Chalcocite

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4 Common Copper Oxides Minerals

MACC Time

A

Malachite

Azurite

Cuprite

Chyrsocolla