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Covellite from
Nana Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, 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 Nana Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:792503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:792503:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘWall Street Mine (Nana Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘNew Era Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘSilver Monument Mine (Silver Monument group; Black Range tunnel; Patented claim Silver Monument; Unpatented claims Cuba Libre; Oversight Nos. 1 and 2; Connection Nos. 1 and 2), Lookout Mountain, Chloride District (Apache District; Phillipsburg District; Black Range District), Black Range, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine (Snake Mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘLookout Mine, Tierra Blanca Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘGila Mines, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
Henry L. Jicha, Jr. (1954) Paragenesis Of The Ores Of The Palomas (Hermosa) District, Southwestern New Mexico. NMBMG Circular 27.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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