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Bornite from
Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum1
Chalcanthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:86627
Long-form Identifier:1:3:86627:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Woodside, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘBird in Hand mine, Woodside, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘKanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘBremer Mine, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘStockyard Gully Mines, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘMontacute Mine, Montacute, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘLady Alice Mine, Humbug Scrub, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘTry Again Mine, Humbug Scrub Diggings, Humbug Scrub, City of Playford, South Australia, Australia
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘPenrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘMount Bold Mine (Mount Bold Perseverence), Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
References
Mines register: successor to the Mines handbook and the Copper ..., Volume 10
Griessmann, Martin (2011) Gold mineralisation in the Adelaide fold belt. PhD, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide Univeristy, Adelaide, South Australia. 331 pp.
 
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