Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Covellite from
Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


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Covellite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
Blowpipe
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Limonite1
Sphalerite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1098036
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1098036:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘGreen Crawford Mine, San Andrecito Mining District, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘHitt Canyon Skarn deposit, Franklin Mountains (Franklin Range), El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
References
Saathoff Collection
 
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