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Covellite from
Murdock Mine [2] (Plumas Jumbo Mine), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, 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 Murdock Mine [2] (Plumas Jumbo Mine), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:138261
Long-form Identifier:1:3:138261:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLodi No. 4 Mine (Lodi No. 4 claim), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEl Dorado Mine (Duffay Mine), Adams Peak, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘBurrus Mine, Burrus vein system, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘEngles Mine, Lights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘRocky Hill mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘAndes Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘComstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘHale & Norcross Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
Dunning, G. E., Cooper, J. F. (2005) Mineralogy of the Spring Creek area, Last Chance mining district, Plumas County, California. Axis, 1 (1). 1-30
 
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