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Pyrite from
Moorddrift farm, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moorddrift farm, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1314499
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1314499:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘOorlogsfontein Farm, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘSandsloot Mine, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘTweefontein Farm, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘAnglo American, Zwartfontein Pit, Mogalakwena Mine, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘAkanani prospects, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘZaaiplaats Mine, Zaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘPienaar's Mine, Eersteling goldfield, Pietersburg greenstone belt, Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘZaaiplaats tin field, Mokopane, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘBuffalo Fluorspar Mine, Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘWaterberg deposit, Mookgophong, Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Holwell, D. A., Jones, A., Smith, J. W., Boyce, A. J. (2013) New mineralogical and isotopic constraints on Main Zone-hosted PGE mineralisation at Moorddrift, northern Bushveld Complex. Mineralium Deposita, 48 (6) 675-686 doi:10.1007/s00126-013-0471-6
 
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