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'''Copper  ore''' is a rock containing iron, usually in the form of oxides. Iron ores have a variable iron content depending on the iron mineral. Additionally, isomorphism, almost always present in natural minerals, reduces the nominal content.
[[File:Min chalcopyrite.jpg|thumb|200px|Chalcopyrite, a type of copper ore.]]
 
'''Copper  ore''' is a rock containing iron, usually in the form of oxides, such as chalcopyrite, chalcocite or covellite. Iron ores have a variable iron content depending on the iron mineral. Additionally, isomorphism, almost always present in natural minerals, reduces the nominal content.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Iron Ore]]
* [[Iron Ore]]
* [[wikipedia:List of copper ores|List of copper ores]]
== References ==
{{Wa|List_of_copper_ores}}


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Chalcopyrite, a type of copper ore.

Copper ore is a rock containing iron, usually in the form of oxides, such as chalcopyrite, chalcocite or covellite. Iron ores have a variable iron content depending on the iron mineral. Additionally, isomorphism, almost always present in natural minerals, reduces the nominal content.

See also

References

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