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Covellite from
Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite6
Turquoise4
Quartz1
Hematite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (31 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4058
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4058:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Covellite in this Region
Aztec Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Chandler adit, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Little Annie Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Reynolds Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine, South Mountain, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘAztec Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLittle Annie Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘChandler adit, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘReynolds Mine, Summitville Mine, Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘVera Breccia Pipe Occurrence, Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘValley Queen Mine (Platoro Tunnel; Ajax Nos. 1-10; Texas; Snowstorm; Platoro Tunnel Site; Valley King; Valley Queen Group; Patented Claims: Valley Queen; Shasta), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘForest King Mine (Forest King Group; Ophir; MS 6342; Bonanza King; MS 6342), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘParole Mine (Parole Group; Patented Claims: Parole; MS 6606; Parole No. 2; MS 6606), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘLake View Claim (April Queen; MS 18859; Claims: Lake View; Queen Bee; MS 18859), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USA
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