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Covellite from
Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


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Covellite, etc.

Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
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Covellite, etc.

Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Gap
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anglesite2
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granite Gap, San Simon Mining District, Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37327
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37327:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Sb-Cd prospect (Shaft; Trench; Decline prospect), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘAda Etta Mine (Mikesell group), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag prospect, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘBattleship Mine, Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘAtwood-Henry Clay Mine (Alamo Mine), Virginia District, Lordsburg, Lordsburg Mining District, Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘApache Pass, Teviston Mining District, Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘDos Cabezas project (Gold Prince Mine; Henry Clay Mine; Pat Price Mine; Bain Mine; Murphy Mine; Basin Mine), Dos Cabezas, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘYankey Girl Prospect, Gold Hill Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
 
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