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Pyrite from
City Deep Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:The Main Reef Leader consists of clusters of flattened octahedral pyrite crystals to 20mm and scattered crystals to 5mm of Anatase.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view City Deep Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:259863
Long-form Identifier:1:3:259863:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘVillage Main Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSimmer & Jack Gold Mine, Germiston, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘRobinson Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘDriefontein Gold Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘEast Rand Proprietary Mine, Boksburg, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘSouth Deep Mine, West Wits, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
52.1km (32.3 miles) ⓘKloof Mine, Eastern Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘMamelodi Quarry, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘEdendale Lead Mine, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘWestern Deep Levels 3 Mine, Merafong City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
References
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.182
 
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