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Covellite from
Sacktobel, Rells valley, Vandans, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria


Locality type:Gorge
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sacktobel, Rells valley, Vandans, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893922:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMarktobel, Rells valley, Vandans, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘKristbergsattel, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘKnappabergli, Burg, Alpe Nova, Vermiel valley, Sankt Gallenkirch, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘPutzkammer Alp, Rinder valley (Gafluna valley), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Fresch alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘEiserne Tür mine, Valschavielkopf (Eisernes Tor), Fresch alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘGnapperkopf Mine (Knappenkopf Mine), Calanda, Vättis, Pfäfers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘSilberberg, Davos Monstein, Davos, Prättigau/Davos Region, Grisons, Switzerland
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘLavin, Zernez, Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region, Grisons, Switzerland
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘTieftobel, Schmitten, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
ANGERER, H., J. G. HADITSCH & H. MOSTLER (1976): Disseminierte Kupfererze im Perm des Montafon (Vorarlberg). Geol.-Paläont. Mitt. Innsbruck 6, 1-57
Kolitsch, U. (2015): 1924) Albit, Bornit, Chalkopyrit, Klinochlor, Tennantit, Tirolit und weitere Mineralien vom Ausgangsbereich des Sacktobels, Rellstal im Montafon, Vorarlberg. Pp. 227-228 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2015): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXIV. Carinthia II, 205./125., 207-280.
 
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