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Bornite from
Elkhorn Mine (Haywire Mine), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Comments:Free gold in quartz vein and stringers.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elkhorn Mine (Haywire Mine), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322376:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘPine Grove Mine, Barton, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘPine Grove Unit Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘRed Hill Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘE. E. Copper Mine (E. E. Copper deposit), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘNoonday Mine, Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘUnknown Cu prospect [8], Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
References
Carlson, D.W. & W.B. Clark (1954), Mines and Minerals of Amador County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50: 179.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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