| Locality type: | Hill |
| 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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| Graphite | 33 |
| Grossular | 23 |
| - var Tsavorite | 23 |
| Fluorapatite | 12 |
| Calcite | 12 |
| Zoisite | 12 |
| - var Tanzanite | 11 |
| Prehnite | 11 |
| Marcasite | 11 |
| Rhodochrosite | 9 |
| Alabandite | 8 |
| Pectolite | 7 |
| Tremolite | 7 |
| Diopside | 7 |
| Quartz | 6 |
| Zircon | 3 |
| Chabazite | 3 |
| Mesolite | 2 |
| Merelaniite | 2 |
| Tourmaline | 2 |
| - var Chrome-Tourmaline | 2 |
| Laumontite | 1 |
| Kyanite | 1 |
| Apophyllite Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (37 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 301629 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:301629:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Pyrite in this Region |
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| D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘD-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | ⓘLemshuku tsavorite mining district, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 81.5km (50.6 miles) | ⓘNamalulu tsavorite deposit, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| References |
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Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Palhol, F., Feneyrol, J., Boutroy, E., De Boissezon, H., Lhomme, T. (2008) Karelianite and vanadian phlogopite from the Merelani Hills gem zoisite deposits, Tanzania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (5) 1183-1194 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.5.1183 Wilson, Wendell E., Saul, John M., Pardieu, Vincent, Hughes, Richard W. (2009) Famous mineral localities: The Merelani Tanzanite Mines, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (5) 346-408 |
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania