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Covellite from
Neglected Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, 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 Neglected Mine, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176178
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176178:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘMoneymaker Prospect, Southwest and Central Burro Mts Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘYankey Girl Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Twin Peaks, Black Hawk Mining District, Big Burro Mountains, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘSeventy-Six Mine, Chloride Flat, Chloride Flat Mining District [includes Silver City Mining District], Grant County, New Mexico, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘAtwood-Henry Clay Mine (Alamo Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘBattleship Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘAda Etta Mine (Mikesell group), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Gillerman, Elliot G. (1964) Mineral deposits of western Grant County, New Mexico. Bulletin 83. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 213pp. doi:10.58799/b-83
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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