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SULPHIDE COPPER [1 record]

Record 1 2010-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Geochemistry
  • Copper Mining
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A source of copper.

CONT

Copper sulphides, dominantly, chalcocite, are generally disseminated and replace early diagenetic pyrite and wood trash.

CONT

In Haiti, gold is found in nests of purple sulphide of copper ...

OBS

The Main Cu sulfide is covellite ...

Key term(s)
  • Cu-sulfide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Géochimie
  • Mines de cuivre
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

chalcopyrite : Sulfure double de cuivre et de fer [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Geoquímica
  • Minas de cobre
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Sólido de color negro, soluble en ácido nítrico; insoluble en agua. Tóxico.

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