Definition of "cuprite" []

• A natural red secondary ore of copper, essentially Cu2O, that forms as a result of weathering. (noun)

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• "Long before the statue was unearthed, the natural process of patination had caused the formation of the red cuprite, blue azurite and green malachite commonly found in ancient bronzes."
• "Some representative oxide minerals include corundum, cuprite, and hematite."
• "The Magi'i wish to forget him because he was a stronger magus than the First Magus and turned his back on what he saw as the ever-narrowing traditions and inbreeding of the Magi'i, then became a Mirror Lancer officer who used his magely abilities to lead the northern Mirror Lancers in the devastation of Cerlyn and the establishment of the northeastern cuprite mines."