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Cuprite

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Wendell Wilson
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Cuprite, 3.7 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo.

Product details

Species
CupriteAbout Cuprite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.7 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
Mexico, Sonora, Milpillas MineRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 52, Issue: 5special Issue: Mineral Collections In Arizona page 95
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona page 196

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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 Milpillas Mine, Mexico
from the Milpillas Mine is a modern Mexican classic: not abundant like the mine’s famous azurite and malachite, but instantly recognizable when good. The best pieces carry sharp, lustrous, deep red to silvery-red Cu2O crystals on pale dickite, rock, massive cuprite, or copper-rich matrix. Under ordinary light many crystals look metallic, even gunmetal or silvered; under strong light or backlighting the better ones reveal the blood-red, cherry-red translucency that makes Milpillas cuprite so compelling.