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Bornite from
Surprise Mine, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scheelite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Surprise Mine, Carbon River Mining District, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312504:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘParadise claim, Eagle Peak, Mt Rainier Mining District, Lewis County, Washington, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘEagle Peak Mine, Eagle Peak, Mt Rainier Mining District, Lewis County, Washington, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘBear Creek Mine, Cedar River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘBrown Bear Mine, Cedar River Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘBird Mine, Bumping Lake Mining District, Yakima County, Washington, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘBlackjack Group, Yakima County, Washington, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘRichmond Mine, Bumping Lake Mining District, Yakima County, Washington, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘLittle Kachess Lake Claim, Mineral Creek, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘMineral Creek Mine (Durrwachter Mine; Liberty Lode Mine), Mineral Creek, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Prospect, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
References
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
 
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