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Bornite from
Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


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Bornite

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Bornite

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Bornite

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Bornite

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Bornite

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
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Bornite

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
05772390017374778088369.jpg
Bornite

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
01857690017272008428725.jpg
Bornite

Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
09833380017374778081574.jpg
Bornite

Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Comments:Also present as an inclusion in quartz (Cairncross et al 1995)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper2
Malachite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2191
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2191:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Bornite in this Region
Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMessina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘArtonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Dana 7:I:196
Cairncross, Bruce (1991) The Messina Mining District, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (3) 187-199
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
 
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