cuprite

oxide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q407335
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cuprite

Summary

cuprite is a mineral species[1]. cuprite has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • cuprite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • copper is named after cuprite[4].
  • cuprite's chemical formula is recorded as Cu₂O[5].
  • cuprite is a type of oxide class of minerals[6].
  • cuprite's Commons category is recorded as Cuprite[7].
  • cuprite comprises copper(I) oxide[8].
  • cuprite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[9].
  • cuprite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • cuprite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/A.02[11].
  • cuprite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.AA.10[12].
  • cuprite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.AA.10[13].
  • cuprite's described by source is recorded as Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie[14].
  • cuprite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • cuprite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • cuprite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • cuprite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[18].
  • cuprite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • cuprite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cpr[20].

Why It Matters

cuprite has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] cuprite is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cod id 9007497
    Space group Q15041892
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  2. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Named after copper
    Has part(s) copper(I) oxide
    Subclass of
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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