Covellite

  
Origin: Leonard Mine, Butte, Montana, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
 
  
 
  
Covellite with chalcopyrite
Origin: Summitville, Rio Grande Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm (top), 5.3 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Origin: Reiche Zeche Mine, Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Picture size: 5 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

  
Origin: Leonard mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, U.S.A.
Ex Sinkankas collection, ex Kristalle specimen, ex Ann Williams Mineral Co., ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 33 x 16 x 32 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
This specimen of quartz has an exposed vug with deep indigo blue to violet coloured crystals of covellite.
Origin: Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, Northwest U.S.A.
Ex. Frank Edwards collection
Sample size: 6.5 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

Rich covellite-pyrite mineralisations in brecciated host rock
  
Very large cluster of bladed covellite crystals on andesite breccia
Origin: Bor, Serbia, Serbia & Montenegro
Sample size: handspecimen (top), 6 x 7 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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