Cuprite in A Sentence

    1

    Cuprite occurs in most cupriferous mines, but never by itself in large quantities.

    2

    Cuprous oxide, Cu 2 0, occurs in nature as the mineral cuprite (q.v.).

    3

    The principal ores of copper are the oxides cuprite and melaconite, the carbonates malachite and chessylite, the basic chloride atacamite, the silicate chrysocolla, the sulphides chalcocite, chalcopyrite, erubescite and tetrahedrite.

    4

    These mountains are still the chief source of copper, but the ores, chiefly cuprite, malachite and chrysocolla, are also found in various parts of the Piedmont region.