Copper carbonate
# Copper carbonate

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 $_2CO$ $_3(OH)_2:$ 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
