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Bornite from
Copper Girl (Copper Girl 1906; Patented Claims: Valley View), Copper Gulch Area, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, 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 Copper Girl (Copper Girl 1906; Patented Claims: Valley View), Copper Gulch Area, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374393
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374393:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘLeeks Lode, Copper Gulch Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘColumbine Mine, Grape Creek Mining District (Greenhorn Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGem Mine, Silver Cliff, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Pegmatite Occurrence (MRDS - 10013424), McIntyre Hills Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘGem Mine, Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘTexas Creek Prospect, Texas Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘVermiculite Mine (MRDS - 10013422), Gem Park complex, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine (Frankland Mine; Francklyn Mine), Custer County, Colorado, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Spry, Paul G.; McFadden, Scott; Teale, Graham S.; Alers, Brian; Shallow, John M.; Glenn, Justin M. (2022) Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104632 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104632
 
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