cuprite

American

[kyoo-prahyt, koo-] / ˈkyu praɪt, ˈku- /

noun

a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.

cuprite British

/ ˈkjuːpraɪt /

noun

a red secondary mineral consisting of cuprous oxide in cubic crystalline form: a source of copper. Formula: Cu 2 O

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Etymology

Origin of cuprite

First recorded in 1840–50; cupr- + -ite ¹

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CUPRITE, a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide, Cu2O, crystallizing in the cubic system, and forming an important ore of copper, of which element cuprite contains 88.8%.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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