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bornite

Sulfide mineral

Entitymineral speciesQ108694

Also known as erubescite · peacock copper

Instance of
Subclass of

Overview

All data

37 statements · 43% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
Formula
  • Cu₅FeS₄
IMA status and/or rank
Named after
Type locality (geology)
Mohs' hardness
  • 3
Crystal system
Density
  • 5.1 g/cm³
IMA Mineral Symbol
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)

On other databases

22 identifiers linking bornite across the web's reference databases