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Covellite from
Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Covellite

Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Covellite

Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Covellite

Johnson Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Comments:Common mineral in upper portions of cuperiferous veins & pyrometasomatic deposits.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:238291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:238291:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Covellite in this Region
Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Mammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘPrimos group of claims (Primos Mine), Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed W prospects [4], Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Mine, Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBurrito de Fierro Mine, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine slag locality, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘMissionary shaft, Middlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Cooper, J.R. & L.T. Silver (1964), Geology and ore deposits of the Dragoon quadrangle, Cochise Co., AZ, USGS PP 416.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.190
 
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