Minerals containing copper (Cu)
97 species in the Factbook's detailed set include copper as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.
| Mineral | Formula |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O |
| Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Chrysocolla | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O |
| Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Dioptase | CuSiO3·H2O |
| Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Vulcanite | CuTe |
| Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O |
| Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Atacamite | Cu2Cl(OH)3 |
| Covellite | CuS |
| Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O |
| Tenorite | CuO |
| Shattuckite | Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2 |
| Herbertsmithite | Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 |
| Icosahedrite | Al63Cu24Fe13 |
| Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Athabascaite | Cu5Se4 |
| Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Auricupride | Cu3Au |
| Digenite | Cu1.8S |
| Kröhnkite | Na2Cu(SO4)2·2H2O |
| Ajoite | K3Cu2+20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·8H2O |
| Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Boleite | KAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)48 |
| Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Paramelaconite | Cu1+2Cu2+2O3 |
| Kinoite | Ca2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O |
| Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Algodonite | Cu1-xAsx (x ≈ 0.15) |
| Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O |
| Khatyrkite | CuAl2 |
| Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Cuprospinel | Cu2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Rosasite | CuZn(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Delafossite | Cu1+Fe3+O2 |
| Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O |
| Spertiniite | Cu(OH)2 |
| Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 |
| Papagoite | CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3 |
| Caledonite | Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
| Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Plancheite | Cu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O |
| Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Quetzalcoatlite | Cu2+3Zn6Te6+2O12(OH)6·(Ag,Pb,܆)Cl |
| Fingerite | Cu11O2(VO4)6 |
| Cyprine | Ca19Cu2+(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9 |
| Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| Bayldonite | Cu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2 |
| Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Antlerite | Cu2+3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] |
| Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O |
| Joanneumite | Cu(C3N3O3H2)2(NH3)2 |
| Botallackite | Cu2Cl(OH)3 |
| Abswurmbachite | Cu2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) |
| Zeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O |
| Domeykite | Cu3As |
| Tsumebite | Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH) |
| Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O |
| Connellite | Cu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O |
| Aikinite | CuPbBiS3 |
| Diaboleite | CuPb2Cl2(OH)4 |
| Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O |
| Apachite | Cu2+9Si10O29·11H2O |
| Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2 |
| Crookesite | Cu7TlSe4 |
| Mixite | Cu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O |
| Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
| Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O |
| Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O |
| Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O |
| Arthurite | CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O |
| Moolooite | Cu(C2O4)·nH2O |
| Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6 |
| Fornacite | CuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O |
| Gilalite | Cu5Si6O17·7H2O |
| Iranite | CuPb10(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Liroconite | Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4H2O |
| Metazeunerite | Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O |
| Chalconatronite | Na2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O |
| Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] |
| Ammineite | CuCl2·2NH3 |
| Johannite | Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O |
| Anilite | Cu7S4 |