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Pyrrhotite from
Waaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:Hexagonal Fe9S10-Fe11S12 and monoclinic Fe7S8.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Waaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:298653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:298653:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘLonmin Marikana Mine, Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘKaree Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘRustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘImpala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘBafokeng-Rasimone Mine, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘPilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘVlakfontein nickel deposit, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘUnion Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘNortham Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘZondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Verryn, Sabine M.C., Merkle, Roland K.W., Von Gruenewaldt, Gerhard (1991) Gold- and associated ore minerals of the Waaikraal Deposit, northwest of Brits, Bushveld Complex. European Journal of Mineralogy, 3 (2) 451-466 doi:10.1127/ejm/3/2/0451
 
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