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Bornite from
O'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Comments:Occurs in veins with fluorite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Azurite
Chrysocolla
Fluorite
Malachite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view O'Brien Canyon prospect (O'Brien Mine; Silver Crown group of claims), White Top Mountain, Goldbelt Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:643124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:643124:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘCuprotungstite claim (Right of Way; Cuprotungtite; Birthday Gift), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘCopper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘSide Hill Claims, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘSheephead Mine (Sheep Head Mine; Sheephead claim; Sheepshed and Victory Mine; Trail Canyon prospects; Sheephead and Victory group), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘBurro and Mary F. prospect (Burro and Mary; Burro claim; Mary F. claim; Protection group; Gem Mine; New Discovery Mine; Jail Canyon; Corona Mine), Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘUnknown Ag-Au-Fe-Pb-Cu occurrence [1] (Pooch No. 2 claim), Mountain Spring, Argus Mining District (Kellcy Mining District; Sherman Mining District), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
References
McAllister, James Franklin (1952), Rocks and structure of the Quartz Spring area, northern Panamint Range, California: California Division Mines Special Report 25, 38 p.: 36
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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