What Determines the Boiling Point of an Organic Mixture?

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If one has a mixture of borneol (standard bp: 210 C) and verbenone (standard bp: 227.5 C), would the mixture's boiling point theoretically be the average of the two (218.75 C), or is there something else I have to take into consideration (vapor pressure)?

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Raoult's law and the Antoine equation would be a good place to start.
 
What's the molar volumes of the alcohol and the ketone?