Cuprite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Cuprite [ Cu₂O ]

Image of Cuprite

Specimen of cuprite, from Poteryaevskoe mine, Rubtsovskoe Cu-Pb-Zn deposit, North-western Altay, Russian Federation. Specimen M 51563, Museums Victoria.

Photo by Benjamin Healley, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)

Material properties

Formula	Cu₂O
Abbreviation	Cpr
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1845
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Crystal symmetry	Cubic, Point group m3m, Space group Pn3m (#224)
Tags	Mineral, Simple oxide

Composition

Element	Atoms
O	1
Cu	2
Total:	3

Specimens of Cuprite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image
M0311 Cuprite	CSIRO	Cuprite (97.9%), Quartz	97.9	M0311 Cuprite Image of Cuprite and Quartz in specimen 'M0311 Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0656 Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Clinochlore, Fe, Cuprite (41.7%), Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Malachite, Quartz	41.7	M0656 Goethite / Cuprite Image of Goethite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Cuprite, Fluorite, Hematite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0656 Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite	CSIRO	Cuprite (14.6%), Goethite, Malachite, Microcline, Quartz	14.6	M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite Image of Microcline, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Quartz in specimen 'M0945 Microcline / Goethite / Cuprite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0480 Quartz / Clinoatacamite / Aragonite	CSIRO	Aragonite, Atacamite, Clinoatacamite, Cuprite (9.1%), Malachite, Quartz	9.1	M0480 Quartz / Clinoatacamite / Aragonite Image of Quartz, Aragonite, Atacamite, Clinoatacamite, Cuprite and Malachite in specimen 'M0480 Quartz / Clinoatacamite / Aragonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0158 Quartz	CSIRO	Chalcocite, low, Copper, Cuprite (6.8%), Quartz	6.8	M0158 Quartz Image of Quartz, Chalcocite (var. low), Copper and Cuprite in specimen 'M0158 Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0154 Quartz / Copper	CSIRO	Cobaltite, Copper, Cuprite (2.2%), Gold, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	2.2	M0154 Quartz / Copper Image of Quartz, Cobaltite, Copper, Cuprite, Gold, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 in specimen 'M0154 Quartz / Copper' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite, low, Chalcocite, high, Cuprite (1.7%), Djurleite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrite	1.7	M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high), Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.