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

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Choice thin platy crystals of covellite minor attached quartz and pyrite matrix. Damage is present as seen, that is not atypical of these. Nice Montana classic.

Product details

SpeciesCovellite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.8 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Added on08/16/2025
LocalityUSA, Montana, Leonard Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Nov 2025
Price paid
$275.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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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 Leonard Mine
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Locality guide
Leonard Mine
Leonard Mine, USA — historic Butte copper locality famed for covellite, enargite, pyrite on quartz, and rare copper-sulfide specimens prized by collectors.