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Covellite from
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite28
Quartz20
- var Milky Quartz1
Famatinite8
Pyrite8
Luzonite6
Cervantite5
Preisingerite4
Arsenopyrite4
Stolzite3
Bismutite3
Galena3
Tetrahedrite Group3
Fluorite3
Malachite2
Bariopharmacosiderite2
Scorodite2
Tungstibite2
Torbernite2
Tennantite Subgroup2
Baryte2
Bastnäsite-(Ce)2
Pearceite1
Fluocerite-(Ce)1
Chalcanthite1
Cassiterite1
Scotlandite1
Wooldridgeite1
Rhabdophane-(Ce)1
Limonite1
Calcite1
Cerussite1
Cuprite1
Acanthite1
Tripuhyite1
Manganese Oxides1
Phosgenite1
Langite1
Rosiaite1
Djurleite1
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Carminite1
Native Copper1
Raspite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (53 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4047
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4047:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
3.2km (2.0 miles) Herrensegen Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
3.3km (2.1 miles) Katharina Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4.5km (2.8 miles) Fortuna Mine, Gelbach valley, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
5.1km (3.2 miles) Ferdinand Mine (St. Ferdinand Mine), Tiefenbach valley, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6.9km (4.3 miles) Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach valley, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
7.2km (4.5 miles) Hohberg baryte veins, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
8.8km (5.5 miles) Leopold Mine, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9.0km (5.6 miles) Anton Mine, Heubach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
9.0km (5.6 miles) Prosper Mine, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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