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.)
Crystal symmetry	Orthorhombic, Point group mmm, Space group Pbca (#61)
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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	CSIRO	Bornite (80.5%), Chalcopyrite, Quartz	80.5	M2245 Bornite Image of Bornite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2245 Bornite' [CSIRO], from Moonta, Copper Coast Council, Yorke Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0329 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (75.7%), Djurleite, Quartz	75.7	M0329 Bornite Image of Bornite, Djurleite and Quartz in specimen 'M0329 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0330 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (63.2%), Quartz	63.2	M0330 Bornite Image of Bornite and Quartz in specimen 'M0330 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2755 Bornite	CSIRO	Barite, Bornite (51.6%), Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	51.6	M2755 Bornite Image of Bornite, Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite and Tetrahedrite-(Cu) in specimen 'M2755 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0293 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (50.1%), Chalcopyrite	50.1	M0293 Bornite Image of Bornite and Chalcopyrite in specimen 'M0293 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2729 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (42.9%), Calcite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite	42.9	M2729 Bornite Image of specimen 'M2729 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2597 Bornite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Bornite (39.7%), Calcite, Chalcocite, Digenite, Quartz	39.7	M2597 Bornite Image of specimen 'M2597 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2478 Bornite	CSIRO	Bornite (38.3%), Chalcocite, Digenite, Quartz	38.3	M2478 Bornite Image of Bornite with Chalcocite, Digenite and Quartz in specimen 'M2478 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0298 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite (33.3%), Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Djurleite	33.3	M0298 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcopyrite and Clinochlore (var. Fe) in specimen 'M0298 Chalcocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2467 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite (17.1%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Djurleite	17.1	M2467 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite and Bornite in specimen 'M2467 Chalcocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0301 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite (7.0%), Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Cuprite, Djurleite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrite	7.0	M0301 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0301 Chalcocite ' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2742 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite (6.4%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high), Djurleite, Hematite, Quartz	6.4	M2742 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high), Hematite and Quartz in specimen 'M2742 Chalcocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2732 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite (3.3%), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high), Djurleite, Tenorite	3.3	M2732 Chalcocite Image of specimen 'M2732 Chalcocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0297 Phosgenite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Bornite (3.1%), Calcite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Djurleite, Phosgenite	3.1	M0297 Phosgenite Image of Phosgenite, Anglesite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite and Djurleite in specimen 'M0297 Phosgenite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.