Bornite



A close-up view of the bornite “pod” shown in the photograph above. The complex textural relations among minerals in such sulfide-rich masses from Sterling Hill and Franklin have been little studied, and much remains to be learned.

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Bornite and chalcopyrite rimmed by magnetite and hematite, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg NJ

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Identifier: BRN4c
Locality: Sterling mine, Ogdensburg
Specimen size: 15 x 9.5 x 4.5 cm
Photo credit: Emily Snyder