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Pyrrhotite from
Hartley Mine, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hartley Mine, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545218
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545218:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘPickstone–Peerless Mine, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘElvington gold mine (Lone Star), Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘBay Horse Mine, Chegutu District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘPerseverance mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘBernheim Mine, Mazowe gold field, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Mazowe gold field, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘMazowe Mine [including Jumbo Mine], Mazowe gold field, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘViceroy Mine, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘArcturus Mine, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
References
Wilson, Allan H., Tredoux, Marian (1990) Lateral and vertical distribution of platinum-group elements and petrogenetic controls on the sulfide mineralization in the P1 pyroxenite layer of the Darwendale subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. Economic Geology, 85 (3) 556-584 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.85.3.556
Stribrny, B., Wellmer, F. -W., Burgath, K. -P., OberthÞr, T., Tarkian, M., Pfeiffer, T. (2000) Unconventional PGE occurrences and PGE mineralization in the Great Dyke: metallogenic and economic aspects. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (2) 260-280 doi:10.1007/s001260050019
Wilson, A. H.; Prendergast, M. D. (2001) Platinum-Group Element Mineralisation in the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe, and its Relationship to Magma Evolution and Magma Chamber Structure. South African Journal of Geology, 104 (4). 319-342 doi:10.2113/gssajg.104.4.319
OberthÞr, Thomas, Weiser, Thorolf W., Gast, Lothar, Kojonen, Kari (2003) Geochemistry and mineralogy of platinum-group elements at Hartley Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe. Part 1. Primary distribution patterns in pristine ores of the Main Sulfide Zone of the Great Dyke. Mineralium Deposita, 38 (3). 327-343 doi:10.1007/s00126-002-0337-9
Li, Chusi, Ripley, Edward M., OberthÞr, Thomas, Miller, James D., Joslin, Gregory D. (2008) Textural, mineralogical and stable isotope studies of hydrothermal alteration in the main sulfide zone of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe and the precious metals zone of the Sonju Lake Intrusion, Minnesota, USA. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (1) 97-110 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0159-x
Liu, Jun, Jin, Shuyun, Wang, Yujie (2014) The Occurrence of Useful Components in Platinum-Palladium Deposit in the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 88. 1466-1467 doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12382_13
 
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