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Bornite from
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite14 photos of Bornite associated with Chalcocite at this locality.
Chalcopyrite5 photos of Bornite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Arsenopyrite2 photos of Bornite associated with Arsenopyrite at this locality.
Pyrite1 photo of Bornite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Dolomite1 photo of Bornite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Bornite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12830:6
GUID (UUID V4):83f087b2-431d-40a5-b492-51393adb8918
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
43.9km (27.3 miles) Bend deposit, Gilman, Taylor County, Wisconsin, USA
85.7km (53.3 miles) Ritchie Creek deposit, Ritchie Creek, Spirit, Ladysmith-Rhinelander Metavolcanic Complex, Price County, Wisconsin, USA
93.1km (57.8 miles) Weyerhauser Copper Mines (Wascott; County No. 1; County No. 2 or Skrupty; County No. 3), Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
96.9km (60.2 miles) Mineral Lake sulfide orebody, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
97.4km (60.5 miles) 18 Mile Creek outcrops, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Volcanic Belt, northern Wisconsin, Michigan and east-central Minnesota, USA: Implications for future...LLC, 34898 University Ave, Cambridge, MN 55008, USA A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords:...Volcanic Belt (PVB) of northern Wisconsin, Michigan and east-central Minnesota, USA. These cycles are responsible...paleoweathering profiles. The most significant are at the Flambeau and Back Forty deposits where Au-Ag-enriched indigenous...ores, as was the case at Flambeau (Flambeau Mining Corporation, 1976; Flambeau Mining Inc., 1990). Although
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Camp Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray, Colorado 81427 Microminerals of the Flambeau Mine Downloaded...University] at 18:13 12 April 2015 Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin Unless otherwise noted, mineral photography...the author's collection THE FLAMBEAU MINE, Wisconsin's first new metallic mine in twenty-five years, is...supergene-enriched gold, silver, and copper orebody. The mine has been producing world-class crystallized chalcocite...the specimen recovery under a contract between Flambeau Mining Company and BURMINCO. It is enlightening
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EarlyProterozoicVolcanogenie MassiveSulfideDepositsin Wisconsin' An Overview THEODORE A. DEMATTIES 10-353rd AvenueN...144-mi-long,eastwest-trending Ladysmith-Rhinelander metavolcanic complex,which consists of various greenschists...zationin the 1880 to 1860 Ma Ladysmith-Rhinelander metavolcanic complex:(1) a mainvolcanic-arcsequence...ce, the structuralcore of the complex,(2) a laterallyequivalentand/oryounger(?),back-are basin,volcanic-volcaniclastic...volcanogeniemassivesulfidemineralizationin the Wisconsin FOul• potentiallyeconomicvolcanogenie(volcan
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences University of Wisconsin-River Falls 410 South Third Street River Falls, Wisconsin 54022 his is Wisconsin’s... breweries, bratwurst, and Packers football, Wisconsin also has a diverse geology and a history rich...forgotten, abandoned, and overgrown. In this respect, Wisconsin represents a frontier state for the mineral collector...several new localities, including the Flambeau copper mine near Ladysmith (Rosemeyer 1999, the Vulcan Materials...Racine (Scovil 1994), the pegmatites of Florence County (Koehier 1989) and the Wausau area (Falster 1987)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
communities in Wisconsin, the legislators, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Kennecott-Flambeau team...become acquainted with the Flambeau mine, a copper mine in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, through the crystallized...due to decisions made by management at the Flambeau mine, and supported by commitments from its parent...decisions in the life of this mine that make it a good case study for the modern mine of the future. In addition...addition to specimen preservation, the Flambeau mine has set a standard for the use of highly sophisticated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Photographs JanuarylFebruary: Copper, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...with quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston Museum of Natural...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History specimen...Azurite on malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and photo... calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...of bomite, 5.7 cm, from the Flam­ beau mine, Ladysmith, Wisconsin. William Larson collection; Jeff Scovil...Weardale fluorite miniature for $140, a beautiful 79 mine aurichalcite (2.75 inches) for $140, a Zambian libethenite...Tucson, Arizona 85721 Mexico is a geologically complex land with excellent examples of most of the tectonic...Tredwell to carefully document the localities by mine and sometimes by level. It also afforded him superior
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Through the ’Scope The Flambeau Mine Rusk County, Wisconsin June 1993-March 1997 TOM ROSEMEYER P.O....Photo by Peter Rodewald, March 1995. T he Flambeau mine is a memory. On 7 March 1997 the last copper-gold-silver...silver/ton. The Flambeau mine has the distinction of being the smallest and richest open-pit copper mine in North...North America, and throughout its short life the mine produced 399 million pounds of copper, 190,000 ounces...recovery contract with Flambeau Mining Company. In the past few years the Flambeau mine has become a premier
Journal (issue)
$6.00 Descloizite vs. Mottramite from the Whale Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark Co., Nevada Tony Nikischer...Whale Mine, a rather obscure and defunct locality in the Goodsprings Mining District of Clark County, Nevada...Nevada. The Whale Mine consisted of underground workings about 400 feet in length and with an approximate...Specimens labeled as “cuprodescloizite” from the Whale Mine date back at least as far back as the late 1940s...descloizite (Castor, 2004). Figure 1: A typical Whale Mine specimen labeled as mottramite. It occurs as densely
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jeffrey Scovil photo. July/August: Calcite, Gallatin County, Mon­ tana. American Museum of Natural Histo­ ry...September/October: Chalcocite, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wiscon­ sin. F. John Barlow specimen...November/December: Chalcocite, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut. Jim Minette specimen, Jeffrey Scovil...Vanadinite mine, 56-59 Arkansas, Potash Sulphur Springs, 154-70 Arsenopyrite, Connecticut, 128; Wisconsin, 338...Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy Azurite, Wisconsin, 338 Babcock, L . E . , see Media Reviews Babingtonite
Report (issue)
90◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Bristol, Connecticut, USA (close to djurleite). 1.8800 (100), 2.4030 (70),... Montana, USA; Fe present as pyrite. (2) New London, Maryland, USA; contains Fe as bornite. (3) Cu2 S...Association: Pyrite, chalcopyrite, covellite, bornite, molybdenite, many other sulfides and their alteration...pure masses can be listed. From the Turinsk copper mine, Bogoslovsk, Ural Mountains, Russia. In England...St. Just, St. Ives, Camborne, and Redruth. In the USA, exceptional crystals from Bristol, Hartford Co.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
qualities Figure 1. Bornite-coated Chalcocite, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin; 2011; 90 × 110;...oil on masonite. Figure 5. Vesuvianite, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec; 2011; 80 × 110; oil on masonite...2014 Figure 8. Smoky Quartz 3, Mooralia, Dundas County, Victoria, Australia; 2011; 100 × 110; oil on masonite... Redlands quarry, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls County, New York; 2010; 80 × 90; oil on masonite. Figure...Figure 9. Fluorite, Flamboro quarry, Wentworth County, Dundas, Ontario; 2010; 100 × 120; oil on masonite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UNUSUAL MlAROLlTlC MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN. I: W Burhholzl, A. U . Falstes. and W R. Siniirions'...t o moderately rolling countryside of central Wisconsin. Several quarries on the mound exploit Early Proterozoic...Tectono-stratigraphicevolution of the Early Proterozoic Wisconsin magmatic terrains of the Penokean Orogen. Canadian...2016 Distorted pyrite crystals, Cary Mound, Wisconsin; secondary electron image. Field of view 250 micrometers...Buchholz. Distorted galena crystals, Cary Mound, Wisconsin; backscattered electron image. Field of view 120
Journal (issue)
at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The high-grade...perfect bound for just: $35.00 Postage $5.00 in the USA; $23 for foreign. Excalibur Mineral Corp Tel: 434-964-0875...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals - Jetty Mine, Montana Rare Earth...Minerals, Sheep Creek, Montana The Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada Majuba Hill Continued-Collecting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
reach 18 cm on edge. The crystals can become more complex than mere tetrahedra, being modified by other forms...chalcopyrite, galena, acanthite, sternbergite, enargite, bornite, covellite, calcite, dolomite, siderite, barite...tennantite crystals from the Champion lode, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...group of sharp and complex tennantite crystals with quartz from the El Cobre mine, Concepción del Oro...tennantite specimen from the Longfellow mine, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff
Journal (issue)
until 5/26/15 U S $5.99 0 74470 02033 PRINTED IN USA 2 05 2 www.rockngem.com Ultra Tec.idml 2 3/3/15... 12 Ladysmith, Wisconsin, is the site of a remarkable deposit of copper species. This Flambeau mine...first dig. My dad and I went to the Diamond Hill mine in South Carolina and dug for skeletal quartz, amethyst...Kalamazoo Geological and Mineral Society, Kalamazoo County Expo Centr; 2900 Lake St.; Fri. 4:00 pm-8:00 pm...displays, silent auctions, specimen tables, mineral mine, free Petoskey stone polishing, participation from
Report (volume)
selected aplites and quartz veins of White Pine County, Nevada, by D.E. Lee, E.L.M. Brandt, and J.D. Gleason...micas from meta_clastic rocks of eastern White Pine County, Nevada, by D.E. Lee, R.E. Van Loenen, E.L.M. Brandt...Platinum and palladium in a mafic dike, Sanders County, Montana, by R.E. Van Loenen, Joseph Haffty, and...shale, Davis Formation, near Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri 7 2 Contents CONTRIBUTIONS TO MINERAL...feldspathic shale from the Deadwood Formation, Lawrence County, S. Oak. [LOI, loss on ignition at 9000C; n.d.
Book
Green’s Farm, otherwise known as the Roxbury Garnet Mine, which is on the border between Roxbury and Southbury...and is typical of what could still be found in the mine. To me, its label “makes” this specimen. I am very...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress Control...this plethora of vibrant crystals. Miss Sterling, a mine owner, called in a state geologist, and it was soon
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Northeastern University] at 17:57 01 December 2014 Baraga County, Michigan Figure 1. Contact between mineralized...mines, historic or modern, in this part of Baraga County, the area is intriguing in that it lies nearly...region each year. ������� small (less than 1-mm) complex crystals, making the Huron River uranium prospect...uranium prospect is located in northern Baraga County, Michigan, approximately 32 kilometers northeast...graduate of Bay De Noc Community Colin all of Baraga County. With the exception of quartz, malalege and a consulting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
medium-grained aggregatesof subhedral digenite,bornite,and covellite;occasional grains of to euhedralcrystalswhichare...Chalcopyrite generallyoccursas anhedralgrains Bornite is generallyfound associated with chalcointergrownwith...investigated the Replacementof chalcopyriteby bornite,which is in possibility thatthegrainswhichtarnishreadilymight...significantdifferenceswere detected. 1976). At Flambeau,a distinctioncan be madebe- Galenais foundas...foundas irregularintergrowths within tween a lower bornite-rich zone and an upper chalsphalerite and chalcopyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
36849-5305 C h a l c o c i t e BRISTOL, HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT This classic chalcocite is representative...twins produced from the Bristol, Connecticut, copper mine in the mid-1800s. The 8 by 6 by 4-cm specimen exhibits...specimens saved during the nineteenth century from the mine in Bristol, Connecticut, A m e r i c a n chalcocite...presence of finely intergrown or admixed pyrite, bornite, and/or quartz. 2 Chalcocite occurs principally...importance. However, chalcocite pseudomorphs after bornite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, millerite, pyrite
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
lapidary materials THE Geologic History of WISCONSIN GEOLOGICAL EVENTS THAT OCCURRED T H O U S A N...in geologic history. The geologic history of Wisconsin, as recorded in the rocks, spans some 3,000 million...Over this immense span of time, the area we call Wisconsin has experienced a wide variety of geological events...Rocks of this age are extensively exposed in Wisconsin, and therefore the Precambrian con­ tains most...Geology Department University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 part of the state. The Mesozoic
Catalog/List
00 each. AURICHALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: Exceptional baby blue...$2.00 each AURICHALCITE - 79 MINE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona: Delicate radiating... AZURITE - MORENCI MINE Morenci Mine, Clifton-Morenci District, Greenlee County, Arizona: Excellent...limited supply. CALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: AWESOME! Exquisite masses...2X2 inch specimens: $5.00 each CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...fine minerals on DVD wilensky Fluorite, Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Wilensky Fine Minerals...of the localities and showcases. Then came the complex arrangements with Peter Megaw of the TGMS and Show...1900s. The epidote specimens occur within a skarn complex on privately owned patented mining claims which
 
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