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Covellite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Covellite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Covellite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Covellite from Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 59301
Mineral:Covellite
Locality:Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Solid crystallized mass of foliated iridescent blue-purple metallic covellite crystals with remnants of matrix on the bottom and edges that fluoresce under SW UV illumination.
Overall Size:6.5x5x2 cm
Crystals:15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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