Copper carbonate may refer to :

Copper (II) compounds and minerals
  • Copper(II) carbonate proper, CuCO
    3     (neutral copper carbonate): a rarely seen moisture-sensitive compound.
  • Basic copper carbonate (the "copper carbonate" of commerce), actually a copper carbonate hydroxide; which may be either
    • Cu
      2      CO
      3      (OH)2: the green mineral malachite, verdigris, the pigment "green verditer" or "mountain green"
    • Cu
      3      (CO
      3      )2(OH)2: the blue mineral azurite, and the pigment "blue verditer" or "mountain blue"
    • Lapis armenus, a precious stone, a basic copper carbonate from Armenia
  • Marklite, a hydrated copper carbonate mineral
Copper (I) compounds
  • Copper(I) carbonate, Cu2CO3
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