Provenite

Flambeau Mine

MineClosedDraft data

45.4425° N, 91.1153° W · ± 1 km

Bornite from Wisconsin, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Bornite

Bornite at Flambeau Mine

Flat intergrown bornite crystals with a steel-blue sheen on chalcocite from the Flambeau Mine.
Flat intergrown bornite crystals with a steel-blue sheen on chalcocite from the Flambeau Mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Cu₅FeS₄
Morphology
Flat intergrown crystals on chalcocite
Typical size
Specimen about 3 cm
Color / luster
Steely blue sheen
Associated minerals
Chalcocite
Availability
No longer available
History
Bornite at the Flambeau Mine is documented here only by a dealer photo label; no second source was opened.

Sources: SRC-684

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Open-pit copper-gold deposit
Region
Wisconsin
Country
United States

Kennecott open pit south of Ladysmith, Rusk County; operated 1993-1997 and then reclaimed. Coordinates from Wikipedia.

Sources: SRC-673

Sources

  1. SRC-673 · Website
    Flambeau MineWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-684 · Website
    File:Bornite-Chalcocite-27226.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.