| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcopyrite |
| Formula: | CuFeS2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Mackinawite | 42 |
| Calcite | 29 |
| Pyrrhotite | 23 |
| Magnetite | 21 |
| Cubanite | 18 |
| Valleriite | 15 |
| Bornite | 14 |
| Pyrite | 9 |
| Iowaite | 6 |
| Prehnite | 3 |
| Carbonatite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcopyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 104403 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:104403:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region |
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| Loolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘLoolekop pipe, Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘFoskor Open Pit, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘGuide Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 49.5km (30.8 miles) | ⓘGravelotte Emerald Mine, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 49.6km (30.8 miles) | ⓘCobra pit, Gravelotte Emerald Mine, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 52.6km (32.7 miles) | ⓘGravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 82.3km (51.1 miles) | ⓘBourke's Luck Mine, Bourke's Luck, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| 90.2km (56.0 miles) | ⓘVaalhoek Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| References |
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Le Bras, Loic Y., Bolhar, Robert, Bybee, Grant M., Nex, Paul A. M., Guy, Bradley M., Moyana, Thabitha, Lourens, Paulien (2021) Platinum-group and trace elements in Cu-sulfides from the Loolekop pipe, Phalaborwa: implications for ore-forming processes. Mineralium Deposita, 56 (1). 161-177 doi:10.1007/s00126-020-01005-4 |
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Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa