NASA Ames Research Center. Using data collected by NASA's SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and other observatories, an international team of researchers has studied how a particular type of organic molecules, the raw materials for life â could develop in space.
Copper(II) sulfate. Copper(II) sulfate, also known as cupric sulfate, copper sulfate, blue vitriol, or bluestone, is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is CuSO4. It contains copper in its +2 oxidation state. It also contains sulfate ions. It is a blue solid that can kill fungi.
Brief Synopsis: A list of uses for Copper Sulfate, also known as Bluestone, including historical home remedies, medical cures, and industrial use. Bluestone is frequently encountered as an ingredient in mojo hands made by African-American hoodoo doctors, especially those for gamblers' luck and protection from evil..Copper Sulphate is a widely used chemical compound comprised of Copper, Sulphur and Oxygen whose formula is CuSO4.Crystals of Copper Sulphate are often bright blue and the substance was known once as Blue Vitriol or Bluestone. Copper sulfate was used in the past as an emetic, (An agent that induces vomiting). Athletes Foot or Tinea-Add a teaspoon of bluestone to a basin or bucket of warm water and soak your feet for around 10 minutes. 2  May sting a bit initially, but will kill the fungi. ( 3 Copper Sulphate is very corrosive so it should not be used in metal foot baths).