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Bornite from
Mitchell Canyon prospect, Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Comments:Occurs in small quantities.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Native Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mitchell Canyon prospect, Eagle Peak, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640384:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘLeona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
77.8km (48.4 miles) ⓘLexington (Jones Mill), Santa Clara County, California, USA
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘNew Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
99.5km (61.9 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Turner, Henry Ward (1891), The geology of Mount Diablo, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 2: 391
Pampeyan, Earl Haig (1963) Geology and mineral deposits of Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, California. Special Report 80. California Division of Mines & Geology p.2
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 110, 131.
 
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