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Covellite from
Eukaby Hill (Silver King; Silver Prince; Silver Queen), Eukaby Mines, Baratta (Baratta Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eukaby Hill (Silver King; Silver Prince; Silver Queen), Eukaby Mines, Baratta (Baratta Station), Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:960879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:960879:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘAlma Mine, Waukaringa, Waukaringa goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Waukaringa Goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘEthiudna East Cobalt Prospect, Mount Victor Plumbago Station, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘFullartons mine (Fullartons claims; Eurelia), Eurelia, District Council of Orroroo Carrieton, South Australia, Australia
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘWoman in White Mine, Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
Griessmann, Martin (2011) Gold mineralisation in the Adelaide fold belt. PhD, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide Univeristy, Adelaide, South Australia. 331 pp.
 
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