| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
|---|
|
| Species: | Covellite |
| Formula: | CuS |
| Comments: | Replacement of galena; xls to 0.1mm |
| Habit: | Crusts, platy |
| Colour: | Dark metallic blue |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
|---|
|
| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
|---|
|
| Redgillite | 3 |
| Linarite | 2 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Hemimorphite | 1 |
| Galena | 1 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Susannite | 1 |
| Bechererite | 1 |
| Caledonite | 1 |
| Data |
|---|
|
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Covellite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
|---|
|
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 15753 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:15753:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Covellite |
|---|
|
|
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘEaglebrook Mine, Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 8.1km (5.1 miles) | ⓘLlechwedd Helyg Mine (Willow Bank Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘBwlchrhennaid Mine (Level Newydd Mine), Pen-bont Rhydybeddau, Trefeirig, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘDyfngwm mine, Penegoes, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘPenrhiw Mine (Penyberth Mine), Ystumtuen, Cwmrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘDylife Mine (Pen Dylife Mine; Esgairgaled Mine; Llechwedd Ddu Mine; Blaen Twymyn Mine), Dylife, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales, UK |
| 16.9km (10.5 miles) | ⓘFrongoch Mine, Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘCwmystwyth Mine, Cwmystwyth, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion, Wales, UK |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘTrial level, Vigra Mine, Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| 29.4km (18.3 miles) | ⓘClogau St Davids Mine (Clogau Mine; St David's Mine), Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, Wales, UK |
| References |
|---|
|
|
|
