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Bornite from
Yao'an Au-Ag deposit, Yao'an County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yao'an Au-Ag deposit, Yao'an County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:474618
Long-form Identifier:1:3:474618:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
51.6km (32.0 miles) ⓘJinbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu deposit (Jingbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu deposit), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
55.3km (34.3 miles) ⓘLiuju Cu deposit (Luzhou Cu deposit; Liuzu Cu deposit; Liuzhi Cu deposit), Dayao copper mine, Dayao County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘJinchangqing ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘDacun Cu deposit, Dayao County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘLuandongshan ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘMachangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘBaoxingchang ore block, Machangqing Mine, Machangqing Cu-Mo-Au ore field (Baoxingchang Cu-Mo-Au ore field), Midu County, Dali, Yunnan, China
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘDameichang Mine, Luoci Cu ore field, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘEtouchang Cu deposit, Luoci Cu ore field, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan, China
References
Bi, Xianwu, Hu, Ruizhong, Cornell, Dave Hugh (2004) The alkaline porphyry associated Yao'an gold deposit, Yunnan, China: rare earth element and stable isotope evidence for magmatic-hydrothermal ore formation. Mineralium Deposita, 39 (1). 21-30 doi:10.1007/s00126-003-0374-z
 
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