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Pyrite from
Shangani Mine, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shangani Mine, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:740220
Long-form Identifier:1:3:740220:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘZulu pegmatite, Pioneer village No. 2, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘDamba Deposits, Bubi District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘTurk Mine, Bubi District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘTurk and Angelus Mine (Turk Mine), Bubi District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘWanderer mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘEpoch Mine, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘUnki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘConnemara gold deposit, Connemara, Gweru District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
83.3km (51.7 miles) ⓘHunters Road deposit, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘHow Mine, Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
References
Williams, D.A.C. (1979) The association of some nickel sulfide deposits with komatiitic volcanism in Rhodesia. Canadian Mineralogist, 17(2), 337-349.
Clutten, J. M., Foster, R. P., & Martin, A. (1981). Nickel mineralization in Zimbabwe. Episodes Journal of International Geoscience, 4(2), 10-15.
 
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