| Classification |
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| Species: | Covellite |
| Formula: | CuS |
| Habit: | Hexagonal flake |
| Colour: | Deep blue |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Carminite | ⓘ1 photo of Covellite associated with Carminite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Covellite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view La Verrière (Montchonay), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 202656 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:202656:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3b0283eb-a6ad-4a80-89de-2827e4da77e8 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Covellite |
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| 0.6km (0.3 miles) | ⓘLa Croix des Oncins, Monsols, Deux-Grosnes, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘLes Valettes Mine (Le Golet; Grange; Moret), Les Ardillats, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘCreuzeval Quarry, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘNuizière (Nuissière Mine), Chénelette, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 7.6km (4.8 miles) | ⓘBouillé, Beaujeu, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 8.1km (5.0 miles) | ⓘLongefay mine, Poule-les-Écharmeaux, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 8.9km (5.6 miles) | ⓘMonterniers Mines, Lantignié, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 25.2km (15.6 miles) | ⓘSibert, Marnand, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘChessy copper mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 51.1km (31.8 miles) | ⓘReyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
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