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Bornite from
Big Creek Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Creek Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:797056
Long-form Identifier:1:3:797056:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBig Creek Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘSunset Mine, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘGold King Claims, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘZirkel mine, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘWolverine Mine, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘNew Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘGold Crater Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘLake Owens Mafic Complex Occurrence (Lake Owens; Iron Mountain), Lake Owen Complex, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘCharter Oak Mine, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘDoane-Rambler Mine (Rex Mine), Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
References
R. S. Houston (1961) The Big Creek Pegmatite Area, Carbon County, Wyoming. Wyoming Geological Survey Preliminary Report 1.
 
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