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Bornite from
White Quartz Mine, Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa 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 White Quartz Mine, Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329166:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘGreat Northern Mine, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine (Penobscott Mine), Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘOak Hill Mine (Olsen Mine), Buzzard Point, Tuolumne County, California, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘNorth Keystone Mine (Keystone Mine), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Cu prospect [8], Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
95.2km (59.1 miles) ⓘUnspecified Cu-Pb occurrences (1), Shadow Creek, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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