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Covellite from
Freedom Flat deposit, Borealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Freedom Flat deposit, Borealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1559664
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1559664:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBorealis mine, Borealis Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘPittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim), New York Hill, Masonic Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘCandelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘBlind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘYerington Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘDouglas Hill Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘCasting Copper Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘLudwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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