Cuprite
| ID | 368 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Cuprite | |
| Location | Lwena - Haut-Katanga - Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Fluorescence | LW-UV: close SW-UV: close |
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Mindat data
| ID | 1172 |
|---|---|
| Long ID | 1:1:1172:9 |
| Formula |
Cu2O
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| IMA Status |
0 1 |
| Other Occurrences | Found in the oxidised zones of copper deposits. |
| Discovery Year | 1845 |
| Diapheny | Transparent,Translucent |
| Cleavage | Interrupted on {111}, more rarely on {001}. |
| Tenacity | brittle |
| Colour | Dark red to cochineal red, sometimes almost black. |
| Hardness (min) | 3.5 |
| Hardness (max) | 4.0 |
| Lustre | Adamantine to sub-metallic |
| About the name | Named in 1845 by Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger from the Latin "cuprum," in allusion to its composition. Haidinger renamed a previously known mineral that had been known by a wide variety of names. |
| Streak | Shining metallic brownish-red. |
| Crystal System | Isometric |
| Cleavage Type | Imperfect/Fair |
| Fracture type | Conchoidal |
| Morphology |
Crystals octahedral or cubic, rarely dodecahedral, sometimes highly modified. In the variety |
| Twinning | Penetration twins common. |
| key_elements |
0 |
| shortcode_ima | Cpr |
Details
Price: € 20
Dimensions: Not registered
Weight: 25 g
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Notes:
| Symbol | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Cu | Copper | |
| O | Oxygen |