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Cuprite vs Curite - What's the difference?

cuprite | curite |

In mineral terms the difference between cuprite and curite

is that cuprite is a mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper while curite is an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.

cuprite

English

Noun

  • (mineral) A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper.

    • Derived terms

    * plumbocuprite

    See also

    * (wikipedia "cuprite")

    Anagrams

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    curite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineral) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.

    • References

    * Curite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Curite.shtml]