Covellite forming violet-blue, fatty to shiny, leafy and scaly aggregates that grow throughout the sample.Very uncommon, two-sided material from Serbia.
Formula :
CuS
System: hexagonal Hardness:1½-2 Rarity:not common
Strunz id:II/C.22-10 -
SULFIDES
Name origin: Named in 1832 by Francois Sulpice Beudant in honor of Niccolo Covelli (January 20, 1790 Cajazzo, Italy - November 15, 1829), an Italian mineralogist and discoverer of the mineral at Mount Vesuvius.
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 Specimen weight:18 gr.
 Crystal size:-
 Overall size: 35mm x 12 mm x 32 mm
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