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Cuprite is a mineral composed of copper(I) oxide Cu 2 O, and is a minor ore of copper. Its dark crystals with red internal reflections are in the isometric system hexoctahedral ...
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Cuprite is commonly found as an oxidation product of copper sulphides in the upper zones of veins, often associated with <M>Native Copper</M>, <M>Malachite</M>, <M>Azurite</M>, <M ...
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Cuprite, cuprous oxide (Cu₂O), sometimes known as ruby copper or red copper ore, an important copper ore, found in long crystals, in fine-grained aggregates, or in massive deposits (see Copper). The red, isometric crystals (see Crystal) are sometimes transparent. Cuprite has a hardness of 3.5 to 4 and a specific gravity of 6. Deposits are found in Australia, France, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Russia, and, with other copper ores, in Arizona.