Cuprite
Formula | Cu1+ 2 O |
Origin | Tsumeb Mine (Namibia) |
Description | large single crystal with grown copper crystals |
Classification (Lapis) | Oxides |
Crystal System | cubic |
Hardness | 3,5 – 4,0 |
Colour | cochineal-red, ruby-red, purplish red, to nearly black |
Streak | brownish red |
Luminescence | none observed |
Luster | submetallic |
Transparency (Opacity) | transparent to translucent |
Cleavage | interrupted |
Fracture | conchoidal |
Magnetism | negative |
Geological Setting | a common mineral in the oxidized portions of many copper deposits |
Specific Gravity | 6,14 g/cm3 |
crystal model
#© Mark Holtkamp