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Covellite from
Mineral Hill Mine, Louisville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mineral Hill Mine, Louisville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201933:8
GUID (UUID V4):fe5d0d7d-0e7a-4379-a125-ee5b595e8278
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
7.2km (4.5 miles) Springfield Mine (Mr. Tysons Mine; Sykesville Mine), Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) Patapsco Mine (Finksburg Mine; Orchard Mine), Patapsco Mines, Finksburg, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) William Carbaugh's Quarry, New Windsor, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) Bare Hills Copper Mine (Smith Avenue Copper Mine), Bare Hills, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) Hammond Prospect (Pittinger Prospect), Frederick County, Maryland, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) White Oak, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) Billmeyer Quarry, Billmeyer, Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COPPER ORES MARYLAND. ROBERT M•. OVERBECK. INTRODUCTORY. Copperhas beenmined in Maryland sincepre-Revolutionary...generalideaof the formerimportance of coppermining in Maryland. An investigationof these depositswas undertakenwith...vein rock, however, and a very careful searchof the mine dumpselimina.tedsomeof these difficulties. The...Hills mine; (2) the Eastern Carroll Countymines, comprisingthe Patapscomine, the Mineral Hill mine, and...'theFrederickCountymines, comprisingthe Liberty Mine, and the New London,or Linganore mine. DETAILED DESCRIPTIOBI OF
Report (volume)
the Geological Survey's annual report entitled " Mineral Resources of the United States" (the volumes for...of a century. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States have been enormously...showing the composition and character of each mineral and the location of. its principal deposits. Many...These are only examples of notable changes in the mineral production of the United States and of correlated...changes in the appraised value of some of the mineral deposits. In this list, as in the earlier lists
Report (volume)
............................................. Maryland.................................................the Geological Survey's annual report entitled "Mineral Eesources of the United States" for 1882 and 1887...more until 1914. During that period, however, the mineral resources of the United States were enormously...resources of the country. Many changes in the mineral industry other than increase in production have...These are only examples of notable changes in the mineral production of the United States and of correlated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 04:09 22 November 2014 Covellite Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado Two minerals are typically...environments: chalcocite and the somewhat less abundant covellite. Both can also form as primary minerals under...periods when some chance discovery in an active mine makes them briefly available to collectors. Chalcocite...column (Cook 1995), and so it was suggested that covellite be described as well for completeness. In keeping...2006 Denver Gem and Mineral Show (15–17 September), a fine Summitville covellite was nominated as the
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
’Scope Micromineral Collecting at Mineral Hill, Wakefield, Carroll County Downloaded by [University of Connecticut]...Houston, Texas 77036 mineraldesign@ aol.corn M y mineral collecting in New Hampshire began in summer 1961...the Weeks (now known as the Hams-Weeks) pegmatite mine (Smith and Bearss 1991). I dug and collected minerals...years before reading in Morrill (1960) that Mineral Hill was just across the road. In the late 1960s...a collecting trip to Mineral Hill. There was no road up the densely wooded hill, so we bushwhacked our
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Clearwater_ --- - .'L- 'I i INDEX "'1": I ') MINERAL LOCALITY ·~~e" I ' I' - BenewahI • r (' /----...its pyromorphite, Idaho also boasts many other mineral species. ( :\.. -~:/ Idaho <....: (_ ", I ...- - : r -\ THIS INDEX BRIEFLY DESCRIBES the mineral localities in Idaho; all known localities that...low population of Idaho, it receives much less mineral collector attention than some other states. For...geologic data have not been recently prospected by mineral collectors. Recently, politics have been playing
Book (volume)
fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
fossils, Illinois has little to offer gem and mineral collectors, even though the state produces more...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Report (issue)
CONTENTS Introduction 1 Scope of report 4 Mineral collecting 5 Acknowledgments 6 Introduction..." -. _>-.--_>-->.-..-. Triassic deposits 31 Mineral localities 38 District of Columbia Mavtrl a Tirl...^ Anne Arundel County 43 Baltimore County 45 Howard County - Montgomery County 88 Prince Georges...Georges County Virginia 74 . 120 129 Arlington County 129 Fairfax County 131 Fauquier County 139...139 Loudoun County 143 Prince William County 149 Diabase quarries of northern Virginia 155 CAPTIONS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
reachinga maximum (CuCo2S4) at •,500øC. Below 507øC covellite is stableand coexistsin the sulfur-richportionof...to obtain "carZambian Copperbelt,however,this mineral seriesis rollite" for comparison,assignedthe name...ChemicalIndex of Minerals still reFinksburg,Carroll County,Maryland (Faber, 1852), tain sychnodymitefor nickel-rich...400ø and600øChasbeenoutlined by Craig known as mineral species. These phases (their andHiggins(1973) andWang...usein expericovelline"CUl+xS(bcv, 157øC); and covellite, CuS ment preparation. Experiments were carried
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob...is one of the lowest in annual mineral production, the number of mineral collecting localities and the...recorded number of mineral species is quite high. Hawes (1878) reported 95 mineral species, Meyers and...collecting the state’s minerals and developing its mineral industries. Although the latter never sustained
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Photographs JanuaryFebruary: Rhodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, Hotazel, South Africa. Martin Zinn specimens, Erica...Cryo-Genie mine, San Diego County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen,...Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen...Bernardino Rivadavia (1780-1849, see Who’s Who in Mineral Names Berry, R. R., Large Smoky Quartz and Fluorite...309 Brochantite, New Hampshire, 416 Brookite, Dodo Mine, Subpolar Urals, Russia, R. B. Cook, 192-95 Buchholz
Book (edition)
ALBERT STATES WILLIAMS, Jr. ABSTRACT FROM "MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES CALENDAR YEAR 1687"—DAVID...UNITED A PARTIAL LIST OF ORES, MINERALS. AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES OF INDUS TRIAL IMPORTANCE, ARRANGED...are based upon those published in the volume of Mineral Resources for 1882, pages 6G4-775, and very closely...principal occurrences of the ores, minerals, and mineral substances of industrial importance of the several...original lists were compiled, the rapid growth of the mineral industries of the country, changes in the channels
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
telluride deposit, hosted primarily within the Mineral Hill breccia pipe (MHBP), is spatially related to...2 km from the MHBP and form part of a regional mineral zonation pattern genetically related to a low-grade...4 wt.% Se), stannite, chalcocite, and the rare mineral buckhornite are included in stage lb. Minor amounts...sericite formed during stage IV. Utilizing the mineral assemblages in stage Ib, calculated values of log...haupts~ichlich im Brekzienschlot yon Mineral Hill (Mineral Hill breccia pipe, MHBP) eingelagert ist,
Book (volume)
.......................................... xi Mineral Locations by State Alabama ................................................................210 Maryland ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..........................................
Journal (issue)
85740. Front cover: COVELLITE crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick...illustrate “The Story of Montana: The Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper Industry” by...Jenkins & Jerry A. Lorengo Ed McDole: “Montana Mineral King” By Richard A. Bideaux What’s new in minerals:...extraordinary number of minerals. A total of 130 mineral species have been recorded from Butte. Specimens...sulfosalts like bornite, chalcocite, colusite, covellite, digenite, djurleite, and enargite rank among
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto, Ora y...known as the duckbill dinosaur. Although a state mineral has not been designated, there are two official...agate and sapphire. An extensive body of gem and mineral literature has been published describing the occurrence...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cookrob@auburn.edu Linarite Mammoth–St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona O f the blue minerals, azurite...expensive. What better compliment, therefore, for a mineral than to be often confused with azurite. Such is...with the much-rarer linarite, a striking blue mineral that occurs, like azurite, in the oxidized parts...the mill. So it has been at places such as Broken Hill, New South Wales, where linarite’s legacy is primarily...issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice mineral. Linarite is a bright to dark azure-blue mineral with a vitreous to subadamantine
Report (issue)
UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL... MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most common mineral, quartz... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[University of Exeter] at 00:52 01 June 2016 Wyoming Mineral Locality Index Figure 1. Index map of Wyoming...volcanic rocks. 1 he Wyoming mineral locality index is designed to provide mineral collectors with locality...names, approximate locations, iind interesting mineral occurrences in the state of Wyoming. Five publications...view of the Tenderfoot mine (about 19131, Esterbrook copper district, Albany County. John Taylor collection...this list of localities exhaustive. Wyoming is mineral-rich, with large areas of exposed rocks. Few of
Book
V ft > Z r > 0 c o m * 1 Woe AMERICAN MINERAL GUIDE & S' is 531 o K C O SQ Cc .-1 r u...American Mineral (5uidc to Notable Collecting Areas and ©ircctoru Cn of American Mineral & Gem Collectors...BY Western Mineral Exchange Seattle, Washington 1941 t Copyright 1941 WESTERN MINERAL EXCHANGE PKISTKD...volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...our United States of particular interest to the mineral collector. (2) To itemize those minerals occuring
Journal (issue)
329 by R. A. Kosnar Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine ............................................... 333 by R. A. Kosnar Famous mineral localities: Mount A n tero ...............................373 by E. E. Foord and R. F. Martin Mineral collecting at the Sunnyside & Idarado m in e s...address The Mineralogical Record P.O. Box 783 Bowie, Maryland 20715 COUDR4D0 telephone: published bimonthly...smoky quartz, 10 cm tall, from the Yucca Hill claim, Park County, Colorado. Richard A. Kosnar specimen;
Journal (issue)
covering works available for the rare book collector, mineral and fossil collector, historian and researcher...3 TABLE OF CONTENTS HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE The Mineralogy of Maryland: A Hiswrical Sketch by Jay L...L. Lininger HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE A History of Chromite and Copper in Maryland: The Tyson Years by...Newcomb HISTORIC MINERAL LOCALITY A Brief History of the Copper Mine at Bare Hills, Maryland by Herbert C...C. Moore HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE Maryland GOLD by Walter A. Goetz HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE The Minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
within the linnaeite series. The mineral from the nowexhausted Raipas mine was shown to be a siegenite, while...Finnmarksvidda. According to BJORLYKKE(1941) a mineral corresponding exactly "in appearance and mode of..."linnaeite" from specimens of ore from the Flaat nickel mine in the F.vje district of Setersdalen on the basis...Geological features of the d e p o s i t s The Raipas mine and the Borras prospect both lie at about the same...in the southern part of the area. At the Raipas mine the ore was located in breccia zones which intersect
 
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