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Is copper a mineral or a rock?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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Copper is an element which can be found in rocks, or it can be found in a relative pure state in nature called native copper, which is a mineral.

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It is none of the three. Copper is an element.

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copper is a mineral

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What type rock is copper?

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What type of rock is bronze?

It is not a rock. It is a mineral which is mixed with copper and tin.


What is Arizona's state mineral?

Arizona's state mineral is copper. This is why Arizona's nickname is the copper state. Their state gemstone is turquoise. They don't have a state rock or stone.


What is a rock or mineral that contains a useful metal?

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What rock is malachite in?

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What is a rock and a mineral?

A rock is composed of multiple minerals, while minerals are made up of one substance, like copper.


Is steam and copper a mineral?

Copper is a mineral, steam is not.


What type of rock is copper?

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The predominant metal in malachite is copper.Related Information:Malachite is an opaque bright blue to bright green copper carbonate hydrate, a semiprecious mineral, that contains the metal copper in combination with carbonate and hydroxide groups. Malachite often contains other metals, but only in small amounts.The chemical formula for malachite is CuCO3.Cu(OH)2.


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