Covellite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Montana, USA - image 1

Covellite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Montana, USA

Excellent covellite specimen self collected by Sam Peppiatt in 1950s during Kansas State University field trip to the mine.

Product details

SpeciesCovellite
Added on07/01/2026
LocalityUSA, Montana, Leonard Mine
Current owner
Trent Peppiatt
Trent Peppiatt
Bryan, Texas, United States
Acquired
2012
Member since 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Sam PeppiattNot disclosed
collected by hand

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CuS shows an indigo-blue metallic sheen with thin platelike crystals and rosettes; rare on matrix and highly prized, especially from Butte.
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Leonard Mine
Leonard Mine, USA — historic Butte copper locality famed for covellite, enargite, pyrite on quartz, and rare copper-sulfide specimens prized by collectors.