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Bornite from
Funny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


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 Funny Bug Mine (Pendelco Mine), Gold Hill, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325880:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘUnspecified Cu occurrence [3], Shingle Springs, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘPioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘNoonday Mine, Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘE. E. Copper Mine (E. E. Copper deposit), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBoston Mine [1], Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘCamel Back Mine (Camelback Mine; Voss Mine; Vose Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘAlabaster Cave Mine, Goose Flat, Rattlesnake Bar Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Cosumnes Mine; Hobo Mine; Jackass shaft), Four Corners, Amador County, California, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘRed Hill Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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