Definition of Covellite. Meaning of Covellite. Synonyms of Covellite

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Definition of Covellite

Covellite
Covelline Co*vel"line (k?-v?l"l?n), Covellite Co*vel"lite (-l?t), n. [After Covelli, the discoverer.] (Min.) A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a dark blue color; -- hence called indigo copper.

Meaning of Covellite from wikipedia

- Covellite (also known as covelline) is a rare copper sulfide mineral with the formula CuS. This indigo blue mineral is commonly a secondary mineral in...
- initially thought to occur in nature as the dark indigo blue mineral covellite. However, it was later shown to be rather a cuprous compound, formula...
- Prominent copper sulfide minerals include Cu2S (chalcocite) and CuS (covellite). In the mining industry, the minerals bornite or chalcopyrite, which...
- native copper, copper sulfides such as chalcopyrite, bornite, digenite, covellite, and chalcocite, copper sulfosalts such as tetrahedite-tennantite, and...
- copper ore deposits where the copper sulfide minerals chalcocite (Cu2S), covellite (CuS), digenite (Cu18S10), and djurleite (Cu31S16) are deposited by the...
- copper minerals include the sulfides bornite (Cu5FeS4), chalcocite (Cu2S), covellite (CuS), digenite (Cu9S5); carbonates such as malachite and azurite, and...
- leaching of pentlandite to release nickel, or the leaching of chalcocite, covellite or chalcopyrite to release copper. Bioleaching can involve numerous ferrous...
- Rapid7. Andariel, Appleworm, APT-C-26, APT38, Bluenoroff, Bureau 121, COVELLITE, Dark Seoul, GOP, Group 77, Guardian of Peace, Guardians of Peace, Hastati...
- It is typically ****ociated with and often intergrown with chalcocite, covellite, djurleite, bornite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. The type locality is Sangerhausen...
- Corundum Ruby (var.) Sapphire (var.) Padparadscha Golden sheen sapphire Covellite Creedite Crocoite Cryolite ****berlandite Cuprite Danburite Datolite Descloizite...