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Bornite from
Unspecified Cu-Pb occurrences (1), Shadow Creek, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Comments:Occurs sparsely.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unspecified Cu-Pb occurrences (1), Shadow Creek, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640252:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘAdamson Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘBishop Creek Mine, Aspendell, Bishop Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
83.9km (52.2 miles) ⓘSweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘGreat Northern Mine, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
91.8km (57.1 miles) ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1073, Black Horse Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine (Penobscott Mine), Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
95.2km (59.1 miles) ⓘWhite Quartz Mine, Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Erwin, H.D. (1934), Geology and mineral resources of northeastern Madera County, California: California Division Mines Report 30: 70
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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