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Bornite from
Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159198
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159198:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘChristian Tract Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Dunlap Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘMoore Mine (Wreck Island Creek Mine), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘFolly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘState Lime Quarry, Bent Creek, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘJoe Creek Mine, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘMitchell Mine (Hottinger Mine), Otter Hill, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘWarminster, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘDolan Property Prospect, Scottsville Basin, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘSchuyler, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘDaniel's Mine, Virgilina Mining District, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
References
Dave Callahan (2008) Boxley Aggregates MT. Athos Quarry September 20, 2008. The Official Publication of The Gem and Mineral Society of Lynchburg, VA Inc 17(10):4-5
The Northern Virginia Mineral Club (2009) Field trip
 
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