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Cuprite

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Cuprite crystals on copper, 1.4 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Oshikoto region, Namibia. Ex Shields Flynn collection; Tom Spann photo.

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SpeciesCuprite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions1.4 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityNamibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 252
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Jeff Starr

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Shields FlynnNot disclosed

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Cuprite
Mineral guide
Learn about Cuprite
ruby-red copper oxide crystals with brilliant luster, from cubes to octahedra, prized for color, rarity, and historic collecting appeal.
Cuprite
Regional guide
Cuprite from Tsumeb, Namibia
Tsumeb cuprite — Namibia's famed copper-lead-zinc-silver deposit yields wine-red to cherry-red crystals with brilliant luster, often on calcite or smithsonite.
Locality guide
Tsumeb
Tsumeb, Namibia — world-renowned locality famed for a rich copper–lead–zinc ore pipe, with dioptase on calcite, azurite blades, and smithsonite prized by colle…