Definition
Azurite is a mineral consisting chiefly of basic copper carbonate
US FDA substance register · UNII 9AD6E582QL · registered name AZURITE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アズライト: 本品は、銅の塩基性炭酸塩鉱物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
AZURITEINCI아주라이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)アズライトJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1319-45-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID501021957
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID201506863
- IUPAC
- Copper(2+) carbonate hydroxide (3/2/2)
- Molecular formula
- C2H2Cu3O8
- Molecular weight
- 344.668 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Blue mineral, [Merck Index]
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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Linked databases 13
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata