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Bornite from
Hoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:339394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:339394:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘGardner Hill Mine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘBeard Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘHodges Hill Mine (Hodgins Hill Mine), Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘPucket Mine, Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘMillis Hill Mine (Willis Hill Mine), Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘStar Mine (Reynolds Mine), Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘUnion Copper Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘBear Creek Mine (Bear Creek Copper Prospect), Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘPhillips Mine (Robert Phillips Prospect; Millright Mine), Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘBarringer Phillips Prospect, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Moye, Robert J (2018) Sawyer-Keystone Trend of Au-Ag-As deposits in Randolph County, North Carolina: Geologic and metallogenic analysis. Geologic and metallogenic analysis North Carolina Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-18 18.
 
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