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Pyrite from
Ilomba intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ilomba intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217025
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217025:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘPanda Hill, Mbeya Rural District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘKayelekera mine, Karonga, Karonga District, Northern Region, Malawi
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘNkumbwa Hill Carbonatite (Nkombwa Hill Carbonatite), Isoka, Isoka District, Muchinga Province, Zambia
References
Eby, G. N., Woolley, A. R., Din, V., Platt, G. (1998) Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Nepheline Syenites: Kasungu-Chipala, Ilomba, and Ulindi Nepheline Syenite Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Malawi. Journal of Petrology, 39 (8) 1405-1424 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.8.1405
 
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