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Covellite

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CuS

Covellite mineral information and data

Covellite mineral information and data — via www.dakotamatrix.com · Source

Overview

Covellite (also known as covelline) is a rare copper sulfide mineral with the formula CuS. This indigo blue mineral is commonly a secondary mineral in limited abundance and although it is not an important ore of copper itself, it is well known to mineral collectors. The mineral is generally found in zones of secondary enrichment (supergene) of copper sulfide deposits. Commonly found as coatings on chalcocite, chalcopyrite, bornite, enargite, pyrite, and other sulfides, it often occurs as pseudomorphic replacements of other minerals. The first records are from Mount Vesuvius, formally named in 1832 after Nicola Covelli.

Scientific references

  1. Covellite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q325345 Link
  2. Covellite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covellite Link