Cuprite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Oxide
- Crystal system
- Cubic
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Very heavy (over 5)
- Occurs in
- Ore veins
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Red, Metallic
- Lustre
- Metallic, Brilliant
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Cuprite is a rich copper ore, about 88 percent copper by weight, and its name comes from Latin cuprum.
- Cuprite can form cubes, octahedra or hair-like needles known as chalcotrichite.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q407335 · All stones · All entries