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Chalcopyrite from
M'hlati prospect, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view M'hlati prospect, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1269361
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1269361:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘBien Venue deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
51.6km (32.0 miles) ⓘNew Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘBarberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘNkambeni, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘBarberton Barite Drilling Project No. 2 borehole, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘRietfontein Mine, Sabie, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘElandshoogte Mine, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
87.5km (54.3 miles) ⓘGlynn's Lyndenburg Mine, Sabie, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘNestor Mine, Sabie, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘForbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
References
Schwarz-Schampera U (2014) VMS-type mineralization in the Barberton Greenstone Belt. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 77
Montinaro, A., Strauss, H., Mason, P. R., Roerdink, D., Münker, C., Schwarz-Schampera, U., ... & Peters, M. (2015). Paleoarchean sulfur cycling: Multiple sulfur isotope constraints from the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 267, 311-322.
 
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