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

Click here for List sorted by Mineral Name

Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

**640 Minerals containing Copper (Cu) sorted by Descending Weight Percent**
% Cu	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
35.73 % Cu	Bandylite #	CuB(OH)4Cl	177.84
35.69 % Cu	Agardite-(La) !	(La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O)	1,068.32
35.47 % Cu	Allochalcoselite !	Cu+Cu++5PbO2(SeO3)2Cl5	1,060.48
35.19 % Cu	Agardite-(Dy) !	(Dy,La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O)	1,083.41
35.13 % Cu	Kipushite	(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O)	678.42
35.01 % Cu	Lindgrenite #	Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2	544.53
34.82 % Cu	Sampleite #	NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O)	875.95
34.80 % Cu	Tetrahedrite #	(Cu,Fe)12Sb4S13	1,643.31
34.77 % Cu	Putoranite	Cu1.1Fe1.2S2	201.05
34.72 % Cu	Sorosite !	Cu(Sn,Sb)	183.02
34.69 % Cu	Niedermayrite !	Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6·4(H2O)	732.83
34.63 % Cu	Chalcopyrite #	CuFeS2	183.53
34.63 % Cu	Nukundamite	(Cu,Fe)4S4	367.05
34.44 % Cu	Brumadoite !	Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4·5H2O	535.15
34.43 % Cu	Camerolaite	Cu4Al2[HSbO4,SO4](OH)10(CO3)·2(H2O)	738.34
34.30 % Cu	Agardite-(Ce) !	(Ce,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O)	1,070.95
34.27 % Cu	Bradaczekite !	NaCu4(AsO4)3	686.00
34.23 % Cu	Euchlorine #	KNaCu++3(SO4)3O	556.92
34.07 % Cu	Agardite-(Nd) !	(Pb,Nd,Y,La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O)	1,063.17
34.00 % Cu	Callaghanite #	Cu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2(H2O)	373.79
33.86 % Cu	Chrysocolla #	(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)	328.42
33.69 % Cu	Natrochalcite #	NaCu2(SO4)2(OH)·(H2O)	377.23
33.37 % Cu	Marshite #	CuI	190.45
33.36 % Cu	Isochalcopyrite ?	Cu8Fe9S16	1,524.05
33.27 % Cu	Fedotovite	K2Cu++3(SO4)3O	573.02
33.24 % Cu	Vulcanite	CuTe	191.15
32.92 % Cu	Thalcusite	TlCu3FeS4	579.13
32.81 % Cu	Putzite !	(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6	925.86
32.78 % Cu	Mixite #	BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O)	1,163.10
32.70 % Cu	Danbaite	CuZn2	194.33
32.54 % Cu	Ponomarevite	K4Cu++4OCl10	781.10
32.51 % Cu	Briartite	Cu2(Zn,Fe)GeS4	390.97
32.37 % Cu	Claraite	(Cu,Zn)3(CO3)(OH)4·4(H2O)	392.58
32.37 % Cu	Plumboagardite !	(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O)	1,097.39
32.37 % Cu	Ajoite #	(K,Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·~8(H2O)	3,926.74
32.25 % Cu	Sabelliite !	Cu2Zn(As,Sb)O4(OH)3	394.13
32.21 % Cu	Vesignieite #	Cu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2	591.86
32.19 % Cu	Gallite #	CuGaS2	197.40
32.18 % Cu	Haycockite	Cu4Fe5S8	789.95
31.90 % Cu	Stibioenargite *	Cu3(Sb,As)S4	597.52
31.76 % Cu	Shubnikovite #	Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6Cl(OH)·7(H2O) (?)	1,600.61
31.56 % Cu	Hoganite !	Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O	201.35
31.54 % Cu	Bleasdaleite !	(Ca,Fe+++)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4 )4(H2O,OH,Cl)13	1,047.70
31.53 % Cu	Orickite	CuFeS2·(H2O)	201.54
31.42 % Cu	Ktenasite #	(Cu,Zn)5(SO4)2(OH)6·6(H2O)	758.33
31.40 % Cu	Lautenthalite	PbCu++4(OH)6(SO4)2·3(H2O)	809.60
31.37 % Cu	Slavkovite !	Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4·23(H2O)	2,633.67
31.23 % Cu	Stromeyerite #	AgCuS	203.48
31.14 % Cu	Juabite !	(Ca,Fe++)Cu10(Te++++O3)4(As+++++O4)4(OH)2·4(H2O)	2,040.94
30.93 % Cu	Mahnertite !	(Na,Ca)Cu++3(AsO4)2Cl·5(H2O)	565.01
30.74 % Cu	Piypite	K2Cu2(SO4)2O	413.42
30.68 % Cu	Lindackerite #	CuCu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·~9(H2O)	1,012.96
30.35 % Cu	Permingeatite	Cu3SbSe4	628.23
30.21 % Cu	Nowackiite	Cu6Zn3As4S12	1,261.92
30.18 % Cu	Atlasovite	Cu6Fe+++Bi+++O4(SO4)5·KCl	1,242.08
30.09 % Cu	Skaergaardite !	CuPd	173.19
30.01 % Cu	Lemanskiite !	NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O	1,060.88
29.92 % Cu	Lavendulan #	NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O)	1,062.00
29.78 % Cu	Paxite	CuAs2	213.39
29.74 % Cu	Bonattite #	CuSO4·3(H2O)	213.66
29.59 % Cu	Serpierite #	Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O)	644.32
29.59 % Cu	Orthoserpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O)	644.32
29.56 % Cu	Stannite #	Cu2FeSnS4	429.91
29.40 % Cu	Ferrokesterite	Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4	432.30
29.35 % Cu	Liroconite #	Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4(H2O)	433.08
29.09 % Cu	Khinite	PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2	655.45
28.88 % Cu	Derriksite	Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6	880.17
28.86 % Cu	Barquillite !	Cu2CdGeS4	440.38
28.79 % Cu	Mgriite	(Cu,Fe)3AsSe3	496.67
28.71 % Cu	Liebauite	Ca3Cu5Si9O26	1,106.72
28.69 % Cu	Krutaite	CuSe2	221.47
28.69 % Cu	Geminite	Cu++2As+++++2O7·3(H2O)	442.98
28.50 % Cu	Juanitaite !	(Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11·2(H2O)	1,560.71
28.47 % Cu	Owensite	(Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27	3,348.26
28.13 % Cu	Calcioandyrobertsite-2O !	KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O)	1,129.55
28.13 % Cu	Calcioandyrobertsite-1M !	KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O)	1,129.55
28.05 % Cu	Chalcomenite #	CuSeO3·2(H2O)	226.53
28.05 % Cu	Clinochalcomenite	CuSeO3·2(H2O)	226.53
27.71 % Cu	Villamaninite #	(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2	114.68
27.67 % Cu	Miharaite	Cu4FePbBiS6	918.61
27.57 % Cu	Parakhinite	Cu++3PbTe++++++O4(OH)6	691.48
27.57 % Cu	Pushcharovskite !	Cu(AsO3OH)·1.5(H2O)	230.50
27.55 % Cu	Bortnikovite !	Pd4Cu3Zn	691.46
27.42 % Cu	Stringhamite	CaCuSiO4·2(H2O)	231.74
27.29 % Cu	Leningradite	PbCu++3(VO4)2Cl2	698.62
27.20 % Cu	Hydrowoodwardite !	Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2·n(H2O) with 0 < x < 0.67 and n > 3x/2	116.81
27.13 % Cu	Juangodoyite !	Na2Cu(CO3)2	229.51
26.99 % Cu	Belendorffite	Cu7Hg6	1,648.36
26.99 % Cu	Kolymite	Cu7Hg6	1,648.36
26.98 % Cu	Tangeite #	CaCu(VO4)(OH)	235.57
26.89 % Cu	Kesterite #	Cu2(Zn,Fe)SnS4	472.68
26.87 % Cu	Deloryite	Cu++4(UO2)(MoO4)2(OH)6	946.13
26.83 % Cu	Theisite	Cu5Zn5[(As+++++,Sb+++++)O4]2(OH)14	1,184.04
26.57 % Cu	Balyakinite	CuTeO3	239.14
26.53 % Cu	Prewittite !	KPb1.5ZnCu6O2(SeO3)2Cl10	1,437.01
26.53 % Cu	Yvonite !	Cu(AsO3OH)·2(H2O)	239.50
26.48 % Cu	Cualstibite	Cu++6Al3Sb3(OH)36	1,439.73
26.46 % Cu	Cuprotungstite #	Cu++3(WO4)2(OH)2	720.35
26.44 % Cu	Francisite	Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl	720.99
26.44 % Cu	Andyrobertsite !	KCdCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O)	1,201.88

Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

( Bold - Valid Mineral Name)
(* - Mineral Name is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana Classification Number Has Been Changed or Added)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)
(# - Grandfathered as valid)