CUPRITE Cu2O (cubic) . Tseumeb,Nambia . deep red octahedral crystals. 赤銅礦晶形常為八面體，十二面體，雙晶少見．硬度 3.5-4 ，深紅色，具半金屬光澤或土狀光澤，暴露空氣中會變不透明．形成於銅礦床的氧化帶與 limonite, copper, chrysocolla, malachite,azurite,chalcosite伴生．其變種 chalcotrichite∼毛赤銅礦，纖細毛髮狀，針狀，艷紅色深受收藏家喜愛！

著名產地∼Arizona, USA; Africa; Australia; Chile and several localities in Europe．

經典名礦欣賞 ．２．３．４．５．６
NO.30