copper sulfide
Blue-black mineral compound
Copper sulfide refers to any of several chemical compounds containing copper and sulfur, with varying ratios of each element.
The most common forms include chalcocite and covellite, which occur naturally as minerals and serve as important ores for copper extraction.
In industrial applications, copper sulfides appear in semiconductor manufacturing and as components in certain batteries.
The compounds typically present as dark gray to black solids with metallic luster.
Act of removing
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- frothMass of small bubbles
- gangueCommercially worthless ore rock
tailings · roasting · concentrate · leaching · refining · crushing · milling · porphyry
Openwork of crossed strips
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
- cubicOf three dimensions
- trigonalThree-angled in form
symmetry · habit · morphology · cleavage · crystal structure · twinning · pseudomorph
Treating with brimstone
- valencyAtom's bonding capacity
- electronegativityAtomic electron attraction strength
- stoichiometryQuantitative chemical reaction analysis
- inorganicNot from living matter
synthesis · precipitate · reactivity · anion · cation · solubility · oxidation · reduction
Conversion to mineral form
- veinVessel toward heart
- hydrothermalHot water underground
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- supergeneClustered non-recombining loci
Partial electrical conductor
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- solar cellLight-to-current converter
- thin filmNarrow surface coating
- p-typeHole-majority charge carrier semiconductor
extraction
Act of removing
gangue · tailings · roasting · concentrate · leaching · refining · crushing · milling · porphyry · open-pit
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- hexagonalSix-edged polygon's form
- cubicOf three dimensions
trigonal · symmetry · habit · morphology · cleavage · crystal structure · twinning · pseudomorph
sulfuration
Treating with brimstone
- valencyAtom's bonding capacity
- electronegativityAtomic electron attraction strength
- stoichiometryQuantitative chemical reaction analysis
inorganic · synthesis · precipitate · reactivity · anion · cation · solubility · oxidation · reduction · corrosion
mineralization
Conversion to mineral form
- veinVessel toward heart
- hydrothermalHot water underground
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- solar cellLight-to-current converter
- thin filmNarrow surface coating