Covellite [ CuS ]
Image of Covellite
Material properties
| Formula | CuS |
| Abbreviation | Cv |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1832 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Crystal symmetry | Hexagonal, Point group 6/mmm, Space group P63/mmc (#194) |
| Tags | Mineral, Sulphide |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| S | 1 |
| Cu | 1 |
| Total: | 2 |
Specimens of Covellite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Phase purity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MES109 Covellite / Bonattite | CSIRO | Bonattite, Covellite (80.2%) | 80.2 | |
| M0299 Covellite / Bonattite | CSIRO | Bonattite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite (64.9%), Quartz | 64.9 | |
| M2253 Covellite / Orthoclase / Chalcopyrite | CSIRO | Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite (48.2%), Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Orthoclase, Quartz | 48.2 | |
| M0316 Chalcopyrite / Covellite | CSIRO | Chalcopyrite, Covellite (23.3%), Pyrite | 23.3 | |
| M0333 Pyrite | CSIRO | Anglesite, Covellite (1.2%), Pyrite, Szomolnokite | 1.2 |
