Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Sphalerite vs. Anorthite
Both zinc ore Sphalerite and calcium plagioclase feldspar Anorthite have perfect cleavage that will split cleanly if you hit them with a hammer, but only one can claim a larger split of your votes!
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Covellite from
Cash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Comments:Occurs coating sphalerite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Sphalerite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217581
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217581:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMcCabe-Gladstone Mine (McCabe Mine; Gladstone Mine; Monopolist claim; Sink To Rise claim; Gladstone claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘFat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy group of claims), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘBagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
75.9km (47.1 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘCuprum claim (Cuprum prospect), Boulder Creek, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘTonopah-Belmont Mine, Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 121-122
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 47-48
 
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