Cuprite

Cu2O

This sample of cuprite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Cuprite is an oxide mineral of copper with the composition Cu2O. This sample is about 20 cm wide and is from the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona.

This cuprite sample is also from the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona. It is about 13 cm across and is described as cuprite with copper.

This cuprite sample is about 16 cm wide and is from the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona.

This cuprite sample is from Bisbee, Arizona and is about 16 cm across.

This sample is about 4x6 cm and is from Tsumeb, Namibia. The green color is an indication of the presence of malachite. The sample is described as cuprite with malachite and calcite.

This cuprite gem is 203.9 carats and is from Seeis, Namibia.

This sample is cuprite with crysocolla. It is about 8 cm wide ans is from Shaba, D. R. Congo.

The sample at right is cuprite with crysocolla. It is about 8 cm wide and is from Shaba, D. R. Congo.

This cuprite crystal is about 6 cm across. It is from the Onganja mine, Seeis, Namibia.

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