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Covellite from
132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4041
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4041:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘEdwin Shoot, Lanfranchi Nickel Mine, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘParis Gold Mine, Lake Cowan Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘWombola Gold Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘIvanhoe Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘNimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘPerseverance Gold Mine (Boulder Perseverance Mine), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘGreat Boulder Gold Mine (Phantom Lode; Great Boulder South; Great Boulder North; Great Boulder Extended), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘParinga Gold Mine (Paringa Extended; Croesus South), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
91.0km (56.6 miles) ⓘBulong Complex North Ni Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘCowarna Rocks Ni prospect, Cowarna Downs Station, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Nickel, Ernest H., Gartrell, Blair J., Clout, John F.M. (1994) Secondary Nickel Minerals from Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (4) 283-302
 
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