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Bornite from
Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grossular4
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130500
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130500:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Bornite in this Region
Christmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Christmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Hoosier Mine (Hoosier group), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) Adjust Mine (Adjust group; Mellor claims; Little Treasure Mine; Blue Bird vein; Silver Cross claims; Laurence Mine; Old Odell), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) Two Queens Mine (Bromide No. 1 claim), Old Mill, Saddle Mountain Mining District, The Tablelands Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) Saddle Mountain Mine group (Lola claims; Gila Copper Sulphide Co. property; Dye vein), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) Rattler Mine, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) Troy Ranch Prospect, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) Antelope Mine, Meyer Wash, Antelope Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) So and So Mine (So and So Extension Mine; So & So group; So & So Extension group; Lost Mine; Lost Mine group), Pinal Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
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