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Bornite from
Bishop Creek Mine, Aspendell, Bishop Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Comments:Minor amounts occur associated with other sulphides.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bishop Creek Mine, Aspendell, Bishop Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649446
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649446:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘAdamson Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘUncle Sam Mine (Uncle Sam group), Wren Peak, Fresno County, California, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘKenawyer Mine (Kings River Canyon Mine), Cedar Grove, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno County, California, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘOakland Mine (Oakland Copper Mine), Whaleback Ridge, Tulare County, California, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘHart prospect (Hart property; Hart group), Hartland, Tulare County, California, USA
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘ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
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1073, Black Horse Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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