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Covellite from
Carache Canyon breccia, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carache Canyon breccia, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1499908
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1499908:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLucas Mine (Old Reliable Mine; Pat Collins Mine), Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘCarnahan Mine (Lincoln-Lucky Mine), New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘChili, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
97.9km (60.9 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
References
Maynard, Stephen R. (2014) Geology and mineral resources of the Ortiz Mine Grant, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. Open-file Report 560. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/ofr-560
 
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