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Cuprite

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Cuprite crystals showing modified dodecahedrons, 7cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico. The photo shows both the submetallic luster and the red translucency. Illustrated in the Milpillas Issue of the Mineralogical Record (vol. 52, no. 5). Ex Evan Jones, Eric Long. Blanca Espinoza photo.

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SpeciesCuprite
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 57 2 page 278
Current owner
University of Texas at Austin

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Eric LongNot disclosed
—Evan JonesNot 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 Milpillas Mine, Mexico
from Milpillas Mine, Mexico — sharp octahedral crystals, deep red translucency with metallic luster, contrasting pale matrix, prized by collectors.
Locality guide
Milpillas Mine
Milpillas Mine, Mexico — defining modern locality famed for electric indigo azurite and sculptural malachite, with rare volborthite, dioptase, and cuprite.