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List of copper ores
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<p>Following is a list of <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">minerals</a> that serve as copper ores in the <a href="/facts/Copper_mining/QmVxV49S">copper mining</a> process: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Image</th><th>Name</th><th>Formula</th><th>% Copperwhen pure</th></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Chalcopyrite/MXBDffGw">Chalcopyrite</a></i></td><td>CuFeS2</td><td>34.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Chalcocite/Scqg5pDH">Chalcocite</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Copper(I)_sulfide/SRvlDxGJ">Cu2S</a></td><td>79.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Covellite/JaELPIEw">Covellite</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Copper(II)_sulfide/vYzbUso6">CuS</a></td><td>66.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Bornite/LlzeuLy1">Bornite</a></i></td><td>2Cu2S·CuS·FeS</td><td>63.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tetrahedrite/FfLq9tGy">Tetrahedrite</a></i></td><td>Cu3<a href="/facts/Antimony/YsA7lVgT">Sb</a>S3 + x(Fe,Zn)6Sb2S9</td><td>32–45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Digenite/1qNqTELH">Digenite</a></i></td><td>Cu9S5</td><td>78.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Malachite/NG5p4aCv">Malachite</a></i></td><td>CuCO3•Cu(OH)2</td><td>57.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Azurite/5IutkQYG">Azurite</a></i></td><td>2CuCO3·Cu(OH)2</td><td>55.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Cuprite/WdFFUXo2">Cuprite</a></i></td><td>Cu2O</td><td>88.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tenorite/luwtRvF1">Tenorite</a></i></td><td>CuO</td><td>79.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Chrysocolla/1Jv53Rx9">Chrysocolla</a></i></td><td>(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·n(H2O)</td><td>37.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tennantite/He1Hj9BE">Tennantite</a></i></td><td>Cu12As4S13</td><td>51.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dioptase/yQabMGlr">Dioptase</a></i></td><td>CuSiO2(OH)2</td><td>45.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Enargite/9YNyGwye">Enargite</a></i></td><td>Cu3AsS4</td><td>48.4</td></tr></tbody></table>