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Bornite from
Sheephead Mine (Sheep Head Mine; Sheephead claim; Sheepshed and Victory Mine; Trail Canyon prospects; Sheephead and Victory group), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo 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 Sheephead Mine (Sheep Head Mine; Sheephead claim; Sheepshed and Victory Mine; Trail Canyon prospects; Sheephead and Victory group), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327307:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘBurro and Mary F. prospect (Burro and Mary; Burro claim; Mary F. claim; Protection group; Gem Mine; New Discovery Mine; Jail Canyon; Corona Mine), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘAshford Mine (Golden Treasure Mine), Ashford Peak, Willow Mining District, Black Mountains, Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Ag-Au-Fe-Pb-Cu occurrence [1] (Pooch No. 2 claim), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘCuprotungstite claim (Right of Way; Cuprotungtite; Birthday Gift), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘCopper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘThin Dime prospect, Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘO'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951), Mines and mineral resources of Inyo County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 47(1): 95
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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