Is it true that Malachite and Cuprite are the ores of copper?

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The above statement is true.
Copper is the metal having the atomic number 29 and the symbol Cu. The ores of copper are Malachite and Cuprite and they contain 88% and 55% of copper metal in them respectively.
Malachite, a minor ore but a common copper mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2. Malachite is a prospecting guide for copper because of its distinctive bright green color and presence in the weathered zone of nearly all copper deposits. Cuprite is a copper ore that is an oxide mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu2O. Its dark crystals with red internal reflections belong to the isometric system hexoctahedral class, and can be found in cubic, octahedral, or dodecahedral forms, or in combinations of these.

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