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Covellite from
Gelnická vein, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia


Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gelnická vein, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1669239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1669239:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSlovenské cechy, Krížová vein, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘSlovinky Cu-Fe deposit, Slovinky, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHubert vein, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘPetrova hora uranium occurrence, Kluknava, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘPerlová dolina, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘJohana vein, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘKorunka vein, Perlová dolina, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘHummel vein, Vyšný Medzev, Košice-okolie District, Košice Region, Slovakia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘŠvedlár quartz deposit, Švedlár, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘHrubá vein, Rudňany, Spišská Nová Ves District, Košice Region, Slovakia
References
Grecula, P. - Ed. (1995) Ložiská nerastných surovín Slovenského rudohoria Vol. 1 - Mineral deposits of the Slovak Ore Mountains. Geocomplex.
 
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