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Covellite from
North Star Mine (Sultan Mine; North Star-Sultan), Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, 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 North Star Mine (Sultan Mine; North Star-Sultan), Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:389728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:389728:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPittsburg tunnel, Sultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Cunningham Gulch, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘNational Belle Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘGenesee-Vanderbilt Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘOld Lout Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘMineral Farm Mine, Canyon Creek, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Cinnamon Pass, Park Mining District (Sherman Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘMoro Mine (Moro Extension; Moro Tunnel Site; Ajax Limited; MS 13811; Moro-Ajax Mine; Moro Mill Site; Patented Claims: Moro Limited; MS 13811; Unpatented Claims: Ajax No. 2), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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