Bornite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Bornite [ Cu₅FeS₄ ]

Image of Bornite

A specimen of Bornite, from the Lavender Open Pit Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. Size: 9.6 x 6.9 x 4.2 cm.

Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Material properties

Formula	Cu₅FeS₄
Abbreviation	Bn
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1962 s.p.)
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Crystal symmetry	Orthorhombic, Point group mmm, Space group Pbca (#61)
Tags	Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element	Atoms
Fe	1
S	4
Cu	5
Total:	10

Specimens of Bornite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image
M2726 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (99.2%), Quartz	99.2	M2726 Bornite Image of Bornite and Quartz in specimen 'M2726 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0331 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (89.5%), Chalcopyrite, Quartz	89.5	M0331 Bornite Image of Bornite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0331 Bornite' [CSIRO], from Moonta, Copper Coast Council, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2447 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (87.2%), Calcite, Hydroxylapatite, Quartz	87.2	M2447 Bornite Image of Bornite, Calcite, Hydroxylapatite and Quartz in specimen 'M2447 Bornite' [CSIRO], from Mount Lyell, West Coast Region, Tasmania, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2245 Bornite / Quartz	CSIRO	Bornite (80.5%), Chalcopyrite, Quartz	80.5	M2245 Bornite / Quartz Image of Bornite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2245 Bornite / Quartz' [CSIRO], from Moonta, Copper Coast Council, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0329 Bornite / Djurleite	CSIRO	Bornite (75.7%), Djurleite, Quartz	75.7	M0329 Bornite / Djurleite Image of Bornite, Djurleite and Quartz in specimen 'M0329 Bornite / Djurleite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0330 Bornite / Quartz	CSIRO	Bornite (63.2%), Quartz	63.2	M0330 Bornite / Quartz Image of Bornite and Quartz in specimen 'M0330 Bornite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite	CSIRO	Barite, Bornite (51.6%), Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	51.6	M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite Image of Bornite, Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite and Tetrahedrite-(Cu) in specimen 'M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0293 Bornite / Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Bornite (50.1%), Chalcopyrite	50.1	M0293 Bornite / Chalcopyrite Image of Bornite and Chalcopyrite in specimen 'M0293 Bornite / Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2729 Bornite / Muscovite	CSIRO	Bornite (42.9%), Calcite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite	42.9	M2729 Bornite / Muscovite Image of Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Siderite in specimen 'M2729 Bornite / Muscovite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2597 Bornite / Quartz / Digenite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Bornite (39.7%), Calcite, Chalcocite, Digenite, Quartz	39.7	M2597 Bornite / Quartz / Digenite Image of Bornite, Ankerite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Digenite and Quartz in specimen 'M2597 Bornite / Quartz / Digenite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2478 Bornite / Quartz / Digenite	CSIRO	Bornite (38.3%), Chalcocite, Digenite, Quartz	38.3	M2478 Bornite / Quartz / Digenite Image of Bornite, Chalcocite, Digenite and Quartz in specimen 'M2478 Bornite / Quartz / Digenite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0298 Djurleite / Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (33.3%), Chalcocite, low, Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore, Fe, Djurleite	33.3	M0298 Djurleite / Bornite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcopyrite and Clinochlore (var. Fe) in specimen 'M0298 Djurleite / Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2467 Djurleite / Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (17.1%), Djurleite	17.1	M2467 Djurleite / Bornite Image of Djurleite and Bornite in specimen 'M2467 Djurleite / Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite	CSIRO	Bornite (7.0%), Chalcocite, low, Chalcocite, high, Cuprite, Djurleite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrite	7.0	M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high), Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0301 Djurleite / Pyrite / Malachite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2742 Digenite / Djurleite	CSIRO	Bornite (6.4%), Chalcopyrite, Digenite, high, Djurleite, Hematite, Quartz	6.4	M2742 Digenite / Djurleite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2742 Digenite / Djurleite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2732 Digenite / Djurleite	CSIRO	Bornite (3.3%), Chalcopyrite, Digenite, high, Djurleite, Tenorite	3.3	M2732 Digenite / Djurleite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high) and Tenorite in specimen 'M2732 Digenite / Djurleite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0297 Phosgenite / Djurleite / Anglesite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Bornite (3.1%), Calcite, Chalcocite, low, Chalcocite, high, Djurleite, Phosgenite	3.1	M0297 Phosgenite / Djurleite / Anglesite Image of Phosgenite, Anglesite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high) and Djurleite in specimen 'M0297 Phosgenite / Djurleite / Anglesite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.