Copper silicate

Copper silicate may refer to any silicate of copper generally; more specifically:

• Apachite, a copper silicate mineral with a general formula of Cu₉Si₁₀O₂₉·11H₂O
• Dioptase, a cyclosilicate mineral - CuSiO₃·H₂O
• Gilalite, a copper silicate mineral with chemical composition of Cu₅Si₆O₁₇·7(H₂O).
• Plancheite, a hydrated copper silicate mineral with the formula Cu₈Si₈O₂₂(OH)₄•(H₂O)
• Shattuckite, a copper silicate hydroxide mineral with formula Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂
• Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral (with aluminum) with formula: Cu_{2−}Al(H_{2−}Si₂O₅)(OH)₄·H₂O (<1)

• Abswurmbachite, a copper manganese silicate mineral
• Ajoite is a hydrated sodium potassium copper aluminium silicate hydroxide mineral
• Ashburtonite, a rare lead copper silicate-bicarbonate mineral
• Iranite (Persian: ایرانیت), a lead copper chromate silicate mineral
• Kinoite, a copper silicate mineral with calcium
• Larimar, also called "Stefilia's Stone", is a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral pectolite that contains copper
• Papagoite, rare cyclosilicate mineral - calcium copper aluminium silicate hydroxide
• Scottyite, a barium copper silicate

• Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate or cuprorivaite, a pigment used in ancient Egypt
• Han purple and Han blue, also called Chinese purple and Chinese blue, synthetic barium copper silicate pigments developed in China and used in ancient and imperial China onwards

See also

• Copper silicide