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Covellite from
König David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view König David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1864837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1864837:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘZschorlau Mine, Zschorlau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘFahsel quarry, Blauenthal, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘStamm Asser Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Raschau-Markersbach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘHimmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘPöhla-TellerhĂ€user Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘSauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘTannenberg Mine (Shaft 176), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘUranus Mine, KleinrĂŒckerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘMaurizi Mine (St. Maurizius shaft; Mauritius Mine; Beer Mine), Hƙebečná, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘSaubachriss, Muldenberg, GrĂŒnbach, Falkenstein, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Mineralienatlas.de (2025) Grube König David. https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Deutschland/Sachsen/Erzgebirgskreis/Schneeberg%2C%20Lagerst%C3%A4tte/Grube%20K%C3%B6nig%20David
 
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