AZURITE = COBALT REPLACEMENT ?WHILE RESEARCHING - The indifferences between ( azurite, malachite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite ) i was trying to see which of the minerals were transitional post - native copper.
Appears - most of what i read leans towards native copper comes first then, all the other oxide transitiona lcoppers - thereafter.
Now... i asked myself...
What if this were all wrong?
And, what if i were to flip the sequence of what actually comes first and places the copper oxides firstly, and native copper lastly - would it defy all research ?
To begin -
let's pull forward the most prevalent minerlas that are most often associated to - copper.
- IRON
- SILVER
- NICKEL
- PYRITE
- SAlTS / CARBONATES
These 5 mineral classes are most often associated to - copper deppsits.
They share a close relationship, compatable to coexit along aide of each other.
Could there be a closer tie than bemeets the eye in which might explain away the transitional phases copper can evolve - could their lattice structure intertwine with other minerals aside of the - end product of hydrogen or oxygen, meaning - what if these post values that descibe each of the copper varieties are only post compositions - which then points the compass to - what really transpired prior to the end conversion ? ( transitioned copper )
Like, what if the oxidation from iron or silver - coreacted with, salt waters whereas the chlorides and salt soluble metals with in the waterconverted the iron or silver oxide to turn a hue of green,and... create copper ?
atom and lattice structure bonds and reforms a new bond and thus -
crerated a hybrid copper ?
What if, we turn the process of NATIVE copper on it's head and place all transitional copper as a primary and native copper evolved lastly ?
Oxidized coppers( aquas. deep blue, greens ) coming into contact with, silver or, iron, and creating the native copper in a tertiar transformation ?
Is it so far fetched ot think a salt metal bonding with an iron or silver oxide can produce a hybrid - copper ?
Silver is a supposed - monatomic - one valance atom
Copper is a supposed - divalent - two valaence atom
COBALT vs AZURITE - Do these two minerlas share a relation ?
Not much is spoken on this subject.
It's where my ( wild ideas ) ended up in searches, seeing if there's a relationship between cobalt and azurite copper.
WHY DO SO ? Though not mentioned online ( anywhere ) i was trying to see if azurite could be a suitable replacmeent for the much needed
cobalt. COULD THERE BE SOMETHING TO THIS ? My spidey sense says.. .there could be.
All based on, minerals that transition and minerals that are found together in realtion.
PICTURES SPEAK VOLUMES Azurite and Aragonite on Copper cobalt + azurite aragonite - malachite https://greekrocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/32b-1024x1014.jpg ONE CAN PLAINLY SEE, ARGAONITE ( calcium carbonate ) Does share a relationship with copper oxides - azurite + malachite
Which makes me think - could azurite coming into contact with another mineral, form, cobalt ?
The chief component to cobalt is - arganite -
But what really is this mineral - aragonite ? Should it just be labled - unique unto its own - or, did aragonite transform from say, axurite and become arganite ( cobalt ) ?
By back tracking and questioning how a name is applied ot a minerla might solve the riddle of how copper or cobalt may have evolved.
I even compared each minerlas atomic mass weights -
silver, copper, then... azutire, malachite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite.
each are different, and some are quite close in weights.
Now... to further this study,
it would require a lab to examine the attributes of, azurite and compare it to argaonite ( cobalt )
To see if azurite is a good replacment for - cobalt.
It would require the measuring of, not only mass, but the lattice structures, the ionic charge capacity, in which carries the electrical charge value - electron configuration - etc...
What does cobalt contain = aragonite ( CALCIUM CARBONATE )
What does copper contain - aragonite ( CALCIUM CARBONATE )
if it were only that easy.... Let's go dow nthe rabbit hole of minerology....
How manyt forms of cobalt is there ?
https://webmineral.com/chem/Chem-Co.shtml#.YM0Be34XbIU i can take these species as, differrnt kinds of COBALT minerals...
Or... i can simplify this and say - cobalt is found with these toher minerals - compatible.
So... to shorted this post....
I would like to see a junior perform a few experiments on - AZURITE.
to see if it's a goodreplacement for - COBALT.
Cheers....
A junior with ample azurite, and
if azurite iwas as goods or better than cobalt...
Then... would that ever be neat-o.