Mineral Species containing Copper (Cu)

Element Properties, Isotopic Compositions for Copper

**Copper (Cu) Element Properties**
Atomic Mass	63.546
Atomic Number	29
Name Origins	Latin, cuprum = "Cyprus."
Year Discovered	Prehistoric
Discovery Credits	Known to ancient civilizations.
Remarks	Reddish metal, malleable and ductile, with high electrical and thermal conductivities. Resistant to air and water but slowly weathers to green patina of basic carbonates. (Historically important alloy, bronze.) Used as wire for conducting electricity; coins; alloys, etc. Diagnostic tests: On charcoal alone, or better with soda (Na₂CO₃), metallic copper can be reduced from most of its compounds. In the case of sulfides the powdered mineral is first roasted before adding the soda. With the borax bead test, it gives a green bead when hot, becoming blue when cold. In solution, copper chloride gives a vivid blue flame test. Roasted ores and non-sulfide copper minerals will give the blue flame by adding HCl to the sample before heating. In solution, the addition of excess amounts of NH₄OH will produce an intense blue color to the sample.
References	Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

**Naturally Occurring Isotopes**
Symbol	Isotope Mass	Isotope Nuclide Number	Isotope Number	Natural Abundance	Half-life	Half-life Units	Decay Mode	Decay Mode MeV	Decay Mode %
Cu	62.939598	63	29	69.1700%		Stable
Cu	64.927793	65	29	30.8300%		Stable

Copper (Cu) Minerals sorted by Descending Weight Percent

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**640 Minerals containing Copper (Cu) sorted by Descending Weight Percent**
% Cu	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
88.82 % Cu	Cuprite #	Cu2O	143.09
83.58 % Cu	Algodonite #	Cu6As	456.20
79.89 % Cu	Tenorite #	CuO	79.55
79.89 % Cu	Paramelaconite #	Cu+2Cu++2O3	79.55
79.85 % Cu	Chalcocite #	Cu2S	159.16
79.34 % Cu	Djurleite	Cu31S16	2,482.98
78.10 % Cu	Digenite #	Cu9S5	732.24
77.91 % Cu	Roxbyite	Cu1.78S	145.18
77.62 % Cu	Anilite	Cu7S4	573.09
76.02 % Cu	Geerite	Cu8S5	668.70
75.80 % Cu	Horsfordite ?	Cu5Sb	503.03
73.51 % Cu	Spionkopite	Cu1.4S	121.03
71.79 % Cu	Domeykite #	Cu3As	265.56
69.03 % Cu	Yarrowite	Cu9S8	828.44
68.81 % Cu	Betekhtinite #	Cu10(Fe,Pb)S6	923.52
67.95 % Cu	Koutekite #	Cu5As2	467.57
67.35 % Cu	Nielsenite !	PdCu3	295.63
66.46 % Cu	Covellite #	CuS	95.61
66.03 % Cu	Tongxinite *	Cu2Zn	192.48
65.13 % Cu	Spertiniite	Cu(OH)2	97.56
64.19 % Cu	Nantokite #	CuCl	99.00
63.31 % Cu	Bornite #	Cu5FeS4	501.84
63.05 % Cu	Cupalite	(Cu,Zn)Al	90.71
62.77 % Cu	Zhanghengite	(Cu,Zn,Fe,Al,Cr)	60.74
62.20 % Cu	Claringbullite	Cu++4(OH)7Cl	408.69
61.68 % Cu	Berzelianite #	Cu2Se	206.05
61.68 % Cu	Bellidoite	Cu2Se	206.05
61.38 % Cu	Calvertite !	Cu5Ge0.5S4	495.06
60.56 % Cu	Pseudomalachite #	Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4	524.68
59.51 % Cu	Atacamite #	Cu2Cl(OH)3	213.57
59.51 % Cu	Botallackite #	Cu2Cl(OH)3	213.57
59.51 % Cu	Clinoatacamite !	Cu2(OH)3Cl	213.57
59.39 % Cu	Melanothallite #	Cu2OCl2	214.00
59.31 % Cu	Brass *	Cu3Zn2	321.42
59.08 % Cu	Connellite #	Cu19Cl4(SO4)(OH)32·3(H2O)	2,043.53
58.80 % Cu	Buttgenbachite #	Cu19Cl4(NO3)2(OH)32·2(H2O)	2,053.46
57.59 % Cu	Montetrisaite !	Cu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O	658.76
57.48 % Cu	Malachite #	Cu2(CO3)(OH)2	221.12
57.27 % Cu	Redgillite !	Cu6(OH)10(SO4)·H2O	665.25
56.66 % Cu	Bobkingite !	Cu5Cl2(OH)8(H2O)2	560.72
56.63 % Cu	Cornetite #	Cu3(PO4)(OH)3	336.63
56.20 % Cu	Brochantite #	Cu4(SO4)(OH)6	452.29
56.14 % Cu	Idaite #	Cu5FeS6	565.97
55.58 % Cu	Novakite	(Cu,Ag)21As10	2,172.33
55.50 % Cu	Coparsite !	Cu4O2[(As,V)O4]Cl	446.55
55.31 % Cu	Azurite #	Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2	344.67
55.19 % Cu	Reichenbachite	Cu++5(PO4)2(OH)4	575.70
55.19 % Cu	Ludjibaite	Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4	575.70
54.82 % Cu	Stoiberite	Cu5V+++++2O10	579.61
54.78 % Cu	Belloite !	Cu(OH)Cl	116.01
54.69 % Cu	Umangite #	Cu3Se2	348.56
54.05 % Cu	Posnjakite	Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·(H2O)	470.31
53.74 % Cu	Antlerite #	Cu3(SO4)(OH)4	354.73
53.69 % Cu	Bayankhanite ?	Cu6HgS4	710.13
53.51 % Cu	Larosite	(Cu,Ag)21(Pb,Bi)2S13	2,256.15
53.40 % Cu	Averievite !	Cu5(VO4)2O2·CuCl2	714.06
53.19 % Cu	Jacquesdietrichite !	Cu2[BO(OH)2](OH)3	238.94
53.16 % Cu	Libethenite #	Cu2(PO4)(OH)	239.07
53.14 % Cu	Dolerophanite #	Cu2(SO4)O	239.16
52.93 % Cu	Rouaite !	Cu2(NO3)(OH)3	240.12
52.93 % Cu	Gerhardtite #	Cu2(NO3)(OH)3	240.12
52.05 % Cu	Wroewolfeite	Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2(H2O)	488.32
52.05 % Cu	Langite #	Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2(H2O)	488.32
51.76 % Cu	Germanite #	Cu26Fe4Ge4S32	3,192.14
51.55 % Cu	Sulvanite #	Cu3VS4	369.84
51.35 % Cu	Turanite #	Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4	615.09
51.32 % Cu	Germanocolusite	Cu13V(Ge,As)3S16	1,609.66
51.10 % Cu	Stibiocolusite	Cu13V(Sb,As,Sn)3S16	1,616.76
51.01 % Cu	Likasite #	Cu3(NO3)(OH)5·2(H2O)	373.71
50.96 % Cu	Murdochite #	PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x	760.62
50.15 % Cu	Athabascaite	Cu5Se4	633.57
50.09 % Cu	Gilmarite !	Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3	380.58
50.09 % Cu	Clinoclase #	Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3	380.58
49.66 % Cu	Georgeite	Cu++5(CO3)3(OH)4·6(H2O)	639.86
49.20 % Cu	Fingerite	Cu11(VO4)6O2	1,420.64
49.18 % Cu	Auricupride #	Cu3Au	387.60
49.16 % Cu	Arsenosulvanite ?	Cu3(As,V)S4	387.83
49.04 % Cu	Haydeeite !	Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2	382.25
48.87 % Cu	Wilhelmramsayite !	Cu3FeS3·2(H2O)	378.36
48.62 % Cu	Weissite #	Cu1.9Te	248.34
48.43 % Cu	Shattuckite #	Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2	656.08
48.41 % Cu	Luzonite #	Cu3AsS4	393.82
48.41 % Cu	Enargite #	Cu3AsS4	393.82
47.99 % Cu	Kapellasite !	Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2	428.99
47.99 % Cu	Ilinskite !	NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl	662.09
47.89 % Cu	Cuprostibite	Cu2(Sb,Tl)	265.37
47.78 % Cu	Spangolite #	Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3(H2O)	797.91
47.51 % Cu	Tennantite #	(Cu,Fe)12As4S13	1,471.40
47.47 % Cu	Colusite #	Cu12-13V(As,Sb,Sn,Ge)3S16	1,673.29
47.28 % Cu	Crookesite #	Cu7(Tl,Ag)Se4	940.92
47.26 % Cu	Tolbachite	CuCl2	134.45
47.10 % Cu	Parageorgbokiite !	Cu5O2(SeO3)2Cl2	674.55
47.10 % Cu	Georgbokiite !	Cu5O2(SeO3)2Cl2	674.55
46.66 % Cu	Skinnerite	Cu3SbS3	408.59
46.61 % Cu	Cornwallite #	Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4	681.61
46.61 % Cu	Cornubite	Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4	681.61
46.32 % Cu	Gillardite !	Cu3NiCl2(OH)6	422.66
46.05 % Cu	Parnauite	Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7(H2O)	1,242.00
45.79 % Cu	Goldfieldite #	Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13	1,665.23
45.54 % Cu	Szenicsite	Cu3MoO4(OH)4	418.60

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