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Bornite from
Drake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Drake, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:489604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:489604:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘLittle Johnny Mine (Emancipation group; Home Sweet Home occurrence), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘEvening Star, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘYellow Pine, Sugarloaf Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine, Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain kimberlite, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘMena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘEvergreen Mine (Gold Standard; Nancy Lee), Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘWood Mine (E. Calhoun), Willis Gulch, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin 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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