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Covellite

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Covellite, 1.3 cm, from the Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri; extremely rare from this mining district, mined in 2007. Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesCovellite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions1.3 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Missouri, Sweetwater Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Midwest page 229
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Covellite
Mineral guide
Learn about Covellite
CuS shows an indigo-blue metallic sheen with thin platelike crystals and rosettes; rare on matrix and highly prized, especially from Butte.
Covellite
Regional guide
Covellite from Sweetwater Mine
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Locality guide
Sweetwater Mine
Sweetwater Mine, Missouri: a Viburnum Trend locality famed for sculptural calcite prisms, brassy chalcopyrite, and lead-gray galena, prized by collectors.