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Covellite from
Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA


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Covellite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
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Covellite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
08614820017272046284410.jpg
Covellite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
04590260017272017246397.jpg
Covellite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
08614820017272046284410.jpg
Covellite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
04590260017272017246397.jpg
Covellite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12540:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEagle and Blue Bell Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘGrand Central Mine, Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGemini Mine, Eureka, Juab County, Utah, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘShaft No. 1, Colorado Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘUpper dumps, North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine), Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘIron Blossom Mine, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘTrixie Mine (Trixie shaft; Old Trump prospect), East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘEureka Standard Mine (Tintic Bonanza Mining Company; Montana Mining Company), East Tintic Mining District, Utah County, Utah, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘHidden Treasure Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
References
Roberts, Andrew C., Stirling, John A.R., Criddle, Alan J., Jensen, Martin, Moffatt, Elizabeth A., Wilson, Wendell E. (1997) Utahite, a New Mineral, and Associated Copper Tellurates from the Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (3) Tucson. 175-179
 
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