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Bornite from
Igarapé Bahia mine, Alemão Cu deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil


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 Igarapé Bahia mine, Alemão Cu deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:544822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:544822:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘAlemão Cu mine, Alemão Cu deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘGameleira Cu-Au deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘSalobo Mine, Marabá, Pará, Brazil
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘFurnas Southeast deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘAlvo 118 Cu-Au deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘBacaba deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘSerra Pelada claims, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
References
Proceedings 30th Intl Geol Cong Vol 16 pp 84-95
Tazava, E. (1999). Mineralização de Au-Cu-(±ETR-U) associada às brechas hidrotermais do depósito de Igarapé Bahia, Província Mineral de Carajás, PA. MS Thesis
Dreher, Ana M., Xavier, Roberto P., Taylor, Bruce E., Martini, Sérgio L. (2008) New geologic, fluid inclusion and stable isotope studies on the controversial Igarapé Bahia Cu–Au deposit, Carajás Province, Brazil. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (2) 161-184 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0150-6
Tallarico, F. H. B., de Oliveira, C. G., & Figueiredo, B. R. (2008). The Igarapé Bahiacu-Au mineralization, Carajás Province. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 30(2).
 
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