Dashkesan Co-Fe deposit
40.4947° N, 46.0772° E · ± 10 km
Bornite from Dashkasan District, Azerbaijan, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
On the same specimen
Same specimen Chalcopyrite with Bornite
1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show bornite with chalcopyrite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.
Bornite at Dashkesan Co-Fe deposit
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
- Formula
- Cu₅FeS₄
- Morphology
- Bornite coating on sharp chalcopyrite crystals on epidote
- Typical size
- Chalcopyrite crystals to 2 cm
- Associated minerals
- Chalcopyriteepidote
- Surface features
- Coating on chalcopyrite
- Availability
- Unknown
- History
- Bornite at Dashkesan is documented here only by a dealer photo label; no second source was opened.
Sources: SRC-685
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Iron ore (with cobalt) mining area
- Region
- Dashkasan District
- Country
- Azerbaijan
Coordinates are those of the town of Dashkesan (Wikipedia), so district level only; iron-ore mining developed after the Second World War.
Sources: SRC-674
Sources
- SRC-674 · Website
DaskasanWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia - SRC-685 · Website
File:Bornite-Chalcopyrite-Epidote-26421.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.