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Bornite from
Oak Hill Mine (Olsen Mine), Buzzard Point, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Comments:Occurs with other sulfides in lower levels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oak Hill Mine (Olsen Mine), Buzzard Point, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:642978
Long-form Identifier:1:3:642978:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCrystal Mine (Penobscott Mine), Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘMount Gaines Mine (Frenchman Mine; Bearfield Mine; Barfield Mine; Mount Gaines Gold Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘWhite Quartz Mine, Quartz Mountain [2], Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘNorth Keystone Mine (Keystone Mine), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘUnknown Cu prospect [8], Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘGreat Northern Mine, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
67.8km (42.1 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
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘPine Grove Unit Mine, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
References
Logan, Clarence August (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Tuolumne County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 45: 54
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.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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