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Covellite from
San Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, 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 San Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:692343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:692343:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘDromedary Hump Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘB. & C. Springs, Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘParadise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘRawhide Deposit, Rawhide Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘRichmond Mine, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘFairview Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘOutlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘCandelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Jensen, Martin; Nikischer, Tony; Loomis, Tom; Herrmann, Jason (2010) Update on the Mineralogy of the San Rafael Mine, Nye County, Nevada. Rocks & Minerals, 85 (6). 512-524 doi:10.1080/00357529.2010.518014
 
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