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Covellite

ex. Hauser collection

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Description
Locality: 
Bayerland Mine, Pfaffenreuth, Leonberg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 10 × 3 cm
Description

A  specimen from Bayerland Mine featuring covellite in a fantastic colour. I only know these colours when motor oil comes in contact with water.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Covellite

Formula: 
CuS
Strunz: 
2.CA.05a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy