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Copper
Chemical
Formula
Cu
Species
Native Elements
Crystal
System
Isometric
Mohs
Scale
2-3
Specific
Gravity
8.93
Color
Copper-red. Tarnishes to black or green in air.
Streak
Copper-red
Luster
Metallic
Diaphaneity
Opaque
Cleavage
None ObservedNone
Fracture
Hackly
Crystal Habit:Cubes, dodecahedra, and as tetrahexahedra; rarely as octahedra and complex combinations. Filliform, herringbone, arborescent, wires and massive.
Geological Setting:In the oxidation zone above sulfide copper deposits, basalts, and sedimentary rocks (Red Bed deposits), rarely in meteorites.
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