| Locality type: | Alpine Pasture |
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| Species: | Covellite |
| Formula: | CuS |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Covellite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Putzkammer Alp, Rinder valley (Gafluna valley), Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 732925 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:732925:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 88fef6f7-1c71-4742-94ff-266e8c8dd788 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Covellite |
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| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed prospect, Fresch alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘEiserne Tür mine, Valschavielkopf (Eisernes Tor), Fresch alp, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | ⓘKristbergsattel, Silbertal, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | ⓘKnappabergli, Burg, Alpe Nova, Vermiel valley, Sankt Gallenkirch, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| 19.3km (12.0 miles) | ⓘMarktobel, Rells valley, Vandans, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | ⓘSacktobel, Rells valley, Vandans, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| 28.7km (17.8 miles) | ⓘRammlestobel, Flirsch, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria |
| 29.2km (18.2 miles) | ⓘFlirsch ski hut, Flirsch, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria |
| 42.4km (26.3 miles) | ⓘTscheyloch, Nauders, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria |
| 49.2km (30.5 miles) | ⓘGnapperkopf Mine (Knappenkopf Mine), Calanda, Vättis, Pfäfers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| References |
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Kolitsch, U. & Brandstätter, F. (2011): 1685) Aurichalcit, Brochantit, Calcit, Covellin, Gips, Magnetit, Montetrisait, Redgillit und Smithsonit von der Putzkammeralpe im Rindertal (Gaflunatal), Montafon. P. 152-153 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2011): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LX. Carinthia II, 201./121., 135-186. |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Schaller and Vlisidis (1958) and named after the Ajo district where it was found. They characterized the species...of kaolinite, 8.2 cm, from Artonvilla, Musina district, South Africa; collected ca. 2008. Ronnie McKenzie... 8.9 cm, from the Artonvilla diggings, Musina district, South Africa, 8.9 cm. Ronnie McKenzie specimen...recovered from the Artonvilla diggings, Musina district, South Africa. It measures 1.35 meters by 90 cm...is 3.8 cm, from the Artonvilla diggings, Musina district, South Africa. Patrick Meyer specimens, Jeff Scovil |
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