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Chalcopyrite from
Rietfontein Mine, Sabie, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rietfontein Mine, Sabie, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:911204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:911204:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘNestor Mine, Sabie, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGlynn's Lyndenburg Mine, Sabie, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘJubilee Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘPilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘBeta Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
26.2km (16.2 miles) ⓘClewer Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘAstra Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘPonieskrans North Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘFrankfort Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘElandshoogte Mine, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Swiegers, JU (1948) The gold deposits of the Pilgrims Rest gold mining district, Transvaal. South African Journal of Geology, 51 (1). 81-132
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.22
 
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