cuprite

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C0808800 (ko͞o′prīt′, kyo͞o′-)n. A natural red secondary ore of copper, essentially Cu₂O, that forms as a result of weathering.

cuprite

(ˈkjuːpraɪt) n (Minerals) a red secondary mineral consisting of cuprous oxide in cubic crystalline form: a source of copper. Formula: Cu2O

cu•prite

(ˈkyu praɪt, ˈku-)

n. a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu₂O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper. [1840–50]

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Noun

cuprite - a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copperatomic number 29, copper, Cu - a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductormineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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Cuprite

cuprite

[′kyü‚prīt] (mineralogy) Cu₂O A red mineral that crystallizes in the isometric system and is found in crystals and fine-grained aggregates or is massive; a widespread supergene copper ore. Also known as octahedral copper ore; red copper ore; ruby copper ore.

Cuprite

(also ruby copper, red copper ore), a mineral; cuprous oxide, Cu₂O (88.8 percent Cu, 11.2 percent O). Cuprite crystallizes in the isometric system. The crystals are octahedral, dodecahedral or, less frequently, acicular or fibrous (chalcotrich-ite). The mineral generally occurs in massive granular, sometimes earthy, aggregates. Cuprite is red in color with a high adamantine luster. Its hardness on Mohs’ scale is 3.5–4 and its density is 5,850–6,200 kg/m³.

Cuprite is a typical supergene mineral formed from primary copper sulfides and secondary chalcocite. It occurs in association with malachite, native copper, and other secondary minerals in the oxidation zone of copper deposits. In the USSR, cuprite deposits are located in the Urals (Gumeshki, Mednaia Ruda, and Turiia mines) and in the Kazakh SSR (Dzhezkazgan). There are also deposits in France (Chessy, near Lyon), Chile, Peru, and the United States (Bisbee, Ariz.).

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noun a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper

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