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Pyrite from
Epoch 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 Epoch Mine, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:837224
Long-form Identifier:1:3:837224:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘRoyal Family Mine (Marvel), Filabusi (Filibusi), Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘZulu pegmatite, Pioneer village No. 2, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘHow Mine, Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘVubachikwe Mine, Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘAbercorn Mine, Gwanda, Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘBar 20 Mine, Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘBelvedere Mine, Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘBelingwe Star Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘOld Nic Mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘShangani Mine, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
References
Pirajno, F.; González-Álvarez, I. (2013) A re-appraisal of the Epoch nickel sulphide deposit, Filabusi Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe: A hydrothermal nickel mineral system? Ore Geology Reviews, 52. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.11.005
 
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