| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chalcopyrite | 9 |
| Calcite | 7 |
| Pyrrhotite | 7 |
| Mackinawite | 7 |
| Valleriite | 3 |
| Magnetite | 3 |
| Fluorapophyllite-(K) | 2 |
| Bornite | 2 |
| Cubanite | 1 |
| Thomsonite-Ca | 1 |
| Clinochlore | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13094 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13094:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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| 43.7km (27.2 miles) | ⓘMonarch Antimony mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 49.4km (30.7 miles) | ⓘDiscovery pit, 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 |
| 52.2km (32.4 miles) | ⓘMurchison Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, 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 |
| 53.2km (33.0 miles) | ⓘAlpha-Gravelotte Mine, Consolidated Murchison Mines, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 55.2km (34.3 miles) | ⓘMalati Pump mine, 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 |
| 82.7km (51.4 miles) | ⓘEcho Caves, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 90.2km (56.0 miles) | ⓘVaalhoek Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Palabora Mine, Phalaborwa, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa