| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Bornite |
| Formula: | Cu5FeS4 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chalcopyrite | 127 |
| Dolomite | 86 |
| Chalcocite | 67 |
| Tennantite Subgroup | 45 |
| Cuprite | 40 |
| Digenite | 33 |
| Quartz | 31 |
| Galena | 28 |
| Sphalerite | 23 |
| Calcite | 21 |
| Pyrite | 12 |
| Native Silver | 9 |
| Germanite | 9 |
| Renierite | 9 |
| Goethite | 8 |
| Stromeyerite | 6 |
| Covellite | 5 |
| Malachite | 4 |
| Gallite | 3 |
| Smithsonite | 3 |
| Baryte | 3 |
| Zincolivenite | 3 |
| Schulténite | 3 |
| Galloplumbogummite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bornite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (27 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13299 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13299:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bornite |
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| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘTsumeb smelter slag locality, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘTsumeb West Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 22.4km (13.9 miles) | ⓘTschudi Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 45.0km (28.0 miles) | ⓘAuros Farm 595, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 50.1km (31.2 miles) | ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 50.7km (31.5 miles) | ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 53.6km (33.3 miles) | ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Kamona, A. F., Lévêque, J., Friedrich, G., Haack, U. (1999) Lead isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits in relation to Pan African orogenesis in the Damaran-Lufilian Fold Belt of Central Africa. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (3). 273-283 doi:10.1007/s001260050203 |
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia