Covellite with Pyrite and Quartz (Ref: AX-30-047)
Leonard Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States
48mm x 43mm x 30mm
minID: Q89-QN8
While Covellite is a fairly common Copper mineral, crystals are very rare and good crystals are really only known from two locales (Italy and Butte) both locales are gone forever, these are true classics. A nice old Leonard Mine Covellite with several free standing crystals and choice patina. Our understanding is this is a 1940's or earlier vintage. The Covellites on this piece are of the thin blade type, very delicate and are well-intergrown. The iridescence is a purple to blue with some reddish hints, this displays especially well under strong lighting as the metallic patina is very bright. Much better in person. From: Well-Arranged Molecules
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