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Chalcopyrite from
Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments:Found with gold.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251590:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Barberton Barite Drilling Project No. 2 borehole, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Bien Venue deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
M'hlati prospect, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
New Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBarberton Barite Drilling Project No. 2 borehole, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘNew Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘBien Venue deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘUitkomst Complex, Waterval, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘForbes Reef area, Malolotja Nature Reserve, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘNkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘMakwana Kop (Makwanakop), Hhohho Region, Eswatini
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘElandshoogte Mine, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘM'hlati prospect, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘMamre mine, eNtokozweni, Emakhazeni Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Cairncross, Bruce, Anhaeusser, Carl R. (1992) Gold in South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (3) 209-228
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
 
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