Copper ore

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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.

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