Bornite

It's advisable to handle bornite carefully to avoid generating dust and wash hands thoroughly afterward. When cutting or polishing bornite, wear a dust mask to prevent inhaling heavy metal particles. Store bornite in a sealed container in a well-ventilated area, away from children and pets. For those involved in crystal healing, never put it in your mouth.

Bornite maintains good toughness owing to its compact internal structure and lack of perfect cleavage, providing resistance against fractures during daily use.

Bornite's susceptibility to water, heat, staining agents, and chemicals indicates a high sensitivity level, making it less suitable for daily use where such exposures are common.

Bornite has a brown to copper-red color on fresh surfaces that tarnishes to various iridescent shades of blue to purple in places. Its striking iridescence gives it the nickname peacock copper or peacock ore.

It occurs globally in copper ores with notable crystal localities in Butte, Montana and at Bristol, Connecticut in the U.S. It is also collected from the Carn Brea mine, Illogan, and elsewhere in Cornwall, England. Large crystals are found from the Frossnitz Alps, eastern Tirol, Austria; the Mangula mine, Lomagundi district, Zimbabwe; from the N'ouva mine, Talate, Morocco, the West Coast of Tasmania and in Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. There are also traces of it found amongst the hematite in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Substantial variation in the relative amounts of copper and iron is possible and solid solution extends towards chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) and digenite (Cu9S5). Exsolution of blebs and lamellae of chalcopyrite, digenite, and chalcocite is common.

Bornite is a birthstone for the zodiac sign of Cancer.

It was first described in 1725 for an occurrence in the Krušné Horny Mountains (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic. It was named in 1845 for Austrian mineralogist Ignaz von Born (born as Born Ignác into a Hungarian family) (1742–1791).

It was first described in 1725 for an occurrence in the Krušné Horny Mountains (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic.

Bornite is an important copper ore mineral and occurs widely in porphyry copper deposits along with the more common chalcopyrite. Chalcopyrite and bornite are both typically replaced by chalcocite and covellite in the supergene enrichment zone of copper deposits. Bornite is also found as disseminations in mafic igneous rocks, in contact metamorphic skarn deposits, in pegmatites and in sedimentary cupriferous shales. It is important as an ore for its copper content of about 63 percent by mass.

It was named in 1845 for Austrian mineralogist Ignaz von Born (born as Born Ignác into a Hungarian family) (1742–1791).

Bornite activates and aligns all of the chakras, or can be used on individual chakras as needed. It is considered a stone of happiness and joy as it removes negative energy from the body and allows positive energy to flow through. It helps the user deal with stressful situations and aids in the recognition of obstacles that are standing in the way of success.