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Covellite

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Bundles of brilliant, iridescent, golden-metallic covellite with purple tips are perched on starkly contrasting feldspar matrix on this fine, two-sided specimen from the Summitville District of Colorado. Covellite of this quality from Summitville is rarer than Butte covellite.

Product details

SpeciesCovellite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.4 x 4.2 x 3.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Colorado

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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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 Colorado
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