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Covellite, Pyrite, Enargite, Quartz

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Dan & Dianne Kile
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Covellite with scattered pyrite microcrystals with enargite and quartz, 5.3-cm view, from the Genessee-Vanderbilt mine, Red Mountain District, Ouray County, Colorado. Collected in August 1993. Covellite showing a sharp hexagonal form and on matrix is rare from this locality.

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Species
Covellite, Enargite, Quartz, PyriteAbout Covellite →
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
USA, Colorado, Ouray Mining District
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 202

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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.
Regional guide
Covellite from Ouray Mining District
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