Renamed as bornite in 1845 by Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger in honor of Ignaz von Born (1742-1791), Austrian mineralogist and invertebrate zoologist. Type Locality: ⓘ Jáchymov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. An important copper ore, typically found as massive or disseminated metallic grains and patches in sulphide ...