3653 - Cuprite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

Contributors

Alfred Hawkins

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

3653

Mineral Name

Cuprite

Mineral Variety

Hydrocuprite

Chemical Formula

Cu2O
Specimen Number
002

Mineral name given as “hydrocuprite,” does not exist. Stickers 958 and 1044

Orange earthy masses in fine grained gray matrix

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Somerville, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

40.5742696, -74.60988