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Bornite from
Tumiñico Mine, Sierra de Cacho, Villa Castelli, General Lamadrid Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tumiñico Mine, Sierra de Cacho, Villa Castelli, General Lamadrid Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214658:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘLas Pichanas deposit, Sierra de Cacho, Villa Castelli, General Lamadrid Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘEl Tolar deposit, Sierra de Cacho, Villa Castelli, General Lamadrid Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘChus-Chus deposit, Jagüé, Vinchina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘKing Tut deposit, Villa San José de Vinchina, Vinchina department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘLa Mejicana Mine, La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
88.0km (54.6 miles) ⓘNevados de Famatina Cu-Au deposit, La Mejicana mining area, Famatina Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina
99.4km (61.7 miles) ⓘJosemaría deposit, Iglesia Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
References
Paar, Werner H., Topa, Dan, Roberts, Andrew C., Criddle, Alan J., Amann, Gerhard, Sureda, Ricardo J. (2002) The new mineral species brodtkorbite, Cu2HgSe2, and the associated selenide assemblage from Tuminico, Sierra de Cacho, La Rioja, Argentina. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (1) 225-237 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.1.225
 
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