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Covellite from
Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:537360
Long-form Identifier:1:3:537360:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘHeavy Weight Mine, Heavy Weight Hill, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘGolden Gate Mine group, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine (Morning Star Mine; Isabel), St. Louis Gulch, Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘSilver Leaf Mine, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘYuba Mine (Inghram Mine), Hughes Gulch, Greaterville placer deposits, Greaterville, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘLone Star Mine, McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘAlto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘEureka-Marble Mine group, Salero Hill (Salero Mountain), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘGlove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
36.9km (23.0 miles) ⓘGlove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039625, MRDS ID #M050521.
 
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