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. |