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Covellite

ex. Collection Edgar Franz (Freiberg/Saxony)

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Description
Locality: 
Kawau Island Copper Mine, Kawau Island, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 5.6 × 4.9 cm
Description

Nice covellite on matrix

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