名  称：铜矿石

矿物成分：矿石矿物主要为黄铜矿、黄铁矿、磁黄铁矿，次为方铅矿、闪锌矿，含少量磁铁矿、自然银、毒砂。脉石矿物主要为黑云母、绿泥石、石英，次为方解石、斜绿泥石、电气石、斜长石、绢云母等。

成因类型：海相火山热液型

成矿时代：晚古生代

主要用途：主要用于提取金属铜。铜被广泛应用于国民经济的各部门中。主要用于制造电线、电缆、电机设备；此外，在国防、机械制造、有机化工及工艺美术、农业中均有使用。

采集地点：内蒙古苏尼特右旗别鲁乌图铜矿区

Name：Copper Ore

Mineralogy：Ore minerals dominated by chalcopyrite, pyrite and pyrrhotite, with subordinate galena, sphalerite, and minor amount of magnetite, native silver, arsenopyrite. Gangue minerals include biotite, chlorite, quartz, calcite, clinochlore, tourmaline, plagioclase, sericite, etc.

Ore genesis：Submarine hydrothermal

Age：Late Paleozoic

Usage：Mainly forextracting copper. Copper is widely used in industry, mostly for making wires, cables, electric devices, machinery, organic chemistry, arts, and agriculture.

Sample site:Bieluwutu copper mine, Suniteyouqi, Inner Mongolia.