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Bornite from
Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite11
Pyrite10
Chalcopyrite9
Wittichenite9
Quartz9
Cassiterite6
Roquesite5
Marcasite2
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2192:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (1.0 miles) Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
3.1km (1.9 miles) Wheal Call (Wheal Cole; Wheal Coal), Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
11.5km (7.2 miles) Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
14.1km (8.7 miles) St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
14.8km (9.2 miles) Wheal Trenwith, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
15.6km (9.7 miles) Pedn Olva Mine (Pednolver Mine; North Wheal Providence), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
18.1km (11.2 miles) Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
20.5km (12.7 miles) Wheal Alfred, Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
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