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Bornite from
Frank Hough Mine (Hough Mine; Patented Claim: Frank Hough; MS 549), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale 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 Frank Hough Mine (Hough Mine; Patented Claim: Frank Hough; MS 549), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:570308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:570308:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘSilver Link Mine, Upper Uncompahgre River, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘSunnyside Mine group, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBeaver and Belfast Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘGreat Eastern (Silver Wing; Frederica; Monitor; Sioux City), Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘGuston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘYankee Girl Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘGenesee-Vanderbilt Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCamp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘOcean Wave Mine, Lake City, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘVirginius Mine, Governor Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
Engineering & Mining Journal April 16, 1910 p840
Stevens, H.J. (1911) A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World. The Copper Handbook Vol. 10
 
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