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Covellite from
Murrays Reward mine, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Posnjakite2
Brochantite2
Chalcopyrite2
Woodwardite2
Digenite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Murrays Reward mine, Balfour, Balfour-Temma district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:429024
Long-form Identifier:1:3:429024:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘElliotts Reward, Interview River copper deposits, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘLord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘOld Jasper mine, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘWilson River mineral field, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Callaghan–Resource, T. EL27/2007 AND EL40/2007 Final Exploration Report, 2013 Balfour District NW Tasmania.
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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