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Bornite from
Winter Creek Mine (Winter group; Winter Creek Mine group; Winter Creek prospect), Santa Anita Creek, Santa Anita Canyon, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Molybdenite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Winter Creek Mine (Winter group; Winter Creek Mine group; Winter Creek prospect), Santa Anita Creek, Santa Anita Canyon, Sierra Madre, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328133
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328133:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘEmma Mine, Parker Mountain, Acton, Acton Mining District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘKing of the West property, Antelope Valley, Acton, Acton Mining District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘPacoima Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Mine (Ora Granda claim; Buna Gorda claim), Black Mountain [3], Silver Mountain Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘOro Grande, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘExposed Treasure Mine (Exposed Treasure vein), Standard group, Standard Hill, Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Queen Mine (Coleman; Della; Fisher; Copper King; Beehive claim; Beehive Mine; Beehive prospect), San Mateo Canyon, Defiance, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Sampson, Reid J. (1937), Mineral resources of Los Angeles County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 33): 33(3): 176-177
Gay, T.E. and Hoffman, S.R. (1954) Mines and mineral deposits of Los Angeles County, California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 50): 50(3&4): 614
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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