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Covellite

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Covellite crystals, 7.3 cm, from the Leonard mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. Photo by Jeff Scovil.

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SpeciesCovellite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.3 cm
Added on10/22/2024
LocalityUSA, Montana, Leonard Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Special Issue: Mineral Collections In Pacific Northwest page 157
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 48, Issue: 4 page 586
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Covellite
Mineral guide
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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.
Covellite
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Covellite from Leonard Mine
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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.