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Bornite from
Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Bornite, etc.

Okiep Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
09171670017271985487201.jpg
Bornite, etc.

Okiep Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
09171670017271985487201.jpg
Bornite, etc.

Okiep Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149397:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOkiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNarrap Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘKliphoog Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘKoperberg Mine, Carolusberg, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘCarolusberg No. 1 Mine, Carolusberg, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘConcordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘTweefontein Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘNababeep Mine, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘTweedam Mine, Springbok, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘBroken Hill Mine, Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Rocks & Min.: 21:89.
 
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