Electronic spectra of copper bearing minerals, pseudomalachite and oli
venite are studied in UV-VIS-NIR region. Absorption bands at 720, 870
and 1120 nm for pseudomalachite and 800, 895 and 1195 nm for olivenite
are observed. The octahedral crystal field parameter (Dq) and tetrago
nal parameters (Ds and Dt) are calculated for Cu2+, 1149, 1617 and 491
cm(-1) in pseudomalachite and 1117, 1385 and 565 cm(-1) in olivenite.