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Pyrrhotite from
Tau Pit, Mupane Gold Project, North-East District, Botswana


Locality type:Pit
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 Tau Pit, Mupane Gold Project, North-East District, Botswana
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1621438
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1621438:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSelkirk nickel-copper deposit, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘTekwane nickel-copper-(PGE) deposit, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘSignal Hill Gold Project, North-East District, Botswana
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘGolden Eagle pit, Shashe deposits, North-East District, Botswana
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘPhikwe Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
75.6km (46.9 miles) ⓘDikoloti nickel-copper deposit, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘSelebi Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
References
Seaba, Onameditse Lulu, Imai, Akira, Yonezu, Kotaro, Baliki, Kemmonye (2023) Mineralogical and sulfur isotopic characteristics of Archean greenstone belt‐hosted gold mineralization at the Tau deposit of the Mupane gold mine, Botswana. Resource Geology, 73 (1) doi:10.1111/rge.12305
Phili, Kelebogile, Bineli Betsi, Thierry, Kelepile, Tebogo, Takahashi, Ryohei, Mokane, Lebogang (2024) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Mupane and Shashe Gold Deposits of the Tati Greenstone Belt (NE Botswana): Implications for Mineral Deposit Models and Exploration. Economic Geology, 119 (3) 551-571 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5046
 
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