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Pyrrhotite from
Perseverance mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe


Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perseverance mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1238809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1238809:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBay Horse Mine, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘElvington gold mine (Lone Star), Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘPickstone–Peerless Mine, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘHartley Mine, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘSanyati Mine, Gokwe North District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘIndarama Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
References
Brotherton, R. L. (1979). The geochemistry and mineralogy of gossans overlying nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation. PhD Thesis University of London
Clutten, J. M., Foster, R. P., & Martin, A. (1981). Nickel mineralization in Zimbabwe. Episodes Journal of International Geoscience, 4(2), 10-15.
 
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