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Bornite from
Gold Hill, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Hill, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435181:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHubnerite Lode, Gold Hill Cumberland Pass, Quartz Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘIda May mine, Gold Hill Cumberland Pass, Quartz Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘBornite Occurrence (MRDS - 10016444), Gold Brick Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘMike Rabbit Prospect, La Plata Mining District (Winfield Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘTamarack Occurrence, Buena Vista Area, Free Gold Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘPitch Mine, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘThornburg Mine (Los Ochos claims; Los Ochos Mine; Thornburg No. 1 Mine; T-1 Mine), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘKismuth Mines, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘStockton Mine (Gertrude Vein), Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘGrand View Mine, Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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