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Pyrrhotite from
Selebi Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana


Locality type:Mine
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 Selebi Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:422646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:422646:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘDikoloti nickel-copper deposit, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘPhikwe Mine, Selebi-Phikwe belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Selebi-Phikwe, Central District, Botswana
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘSignal Hill Gold Project, North-East District, Botswana
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘTau Pit, Mupane Gold Project, North-East District, Botswana
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘSelkirk nickel-copper deposit, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘTekwane nickel-copper-(PGE) deposit, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘGolden Eagle pit, Shashe deposits, North-East District, Botswana
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana
References
Ferrow, Embaie; Adetunji, Jacob; Nkoma, John S. (2006) Characterization of pyrrhotite in Cu-Ni-ore bodies from mines in Botswana by Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and thermomagnetometry. European Journal of Mineralogy, 18 (5). 653-664 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0653
 
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