copper, native

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 239 words | Copyright

copper, native A malleable metallic element, Cu; sp. gr. 8.9; hardness 2.5; cubic, but normally found massive, or as platy flakes infilling cracks or vesicles in volcanic rocks, or as a result of weathering of copper-rich mineral deposits.

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