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Bornite from
Dolly Varden Mine, Sunset, Boulder 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 Dolly Varden Mine, Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435658:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘEvening Star, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘYellow Pine, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLittle Johnny Mine (Emancipation group; Home Sweet Home occurrence), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain kimberlite, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘEvergreen Mine (Gold Standard; Nancy Lee), Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘMena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘWood Mine (E. Calhoun), Willis Gulch, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘAlice Glory Hole, Alice Mine, Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District), Clear Creek 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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