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Bornite from
Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Galena6
Hessite6
Chalcopyrite6
Calaverite6
Native Gold6
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133443
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133443:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGreat Eastern (Silver Wing; Frederica; Monitor; Sioux City), Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘBeaver and Belfast Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGuston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘGenesee-Vanderbilt Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘYankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘFrank Hough Mine (Hough Mine; Patented Claim: Frank Hough; MS 549), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSilver Link Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘZuni Mine, Anvil Mountain, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine, Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
Rosemeyer, Tom (1988) The Sunnyside Mine. Rocks & Minerals, 63 (5) 366-384 doi:10.1080/00357529.1988.11761866
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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