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Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


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Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
02836680017272014005979.jpg
Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
00736630017272014021329.jpg
Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Covellite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Pyrite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite68
Quartz24
Chalcocite21
Quartz-monzonite17
Digenite10
Chalcopyrite9
Enargite7
Native Gold5
Wurtzite5
Galena5
Calcite3
Luzonite3
Sphalerite2
Bornite2
Tennantite Subgroup1
Hinsdalite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (112 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32727
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32727:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘEast Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWest Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘTramway Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘBerkeley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMountain View Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHigh Ore Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘJessie Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘSpeculator Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEdith May Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
USGS Bulletin 625
Jenkins, Robert E. II, Lorengo, Jerry A. (2002) Butte, Montana: Minerals, Mines and History. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (1) 5-69
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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