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Pyrite from
Genadendal, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Genadendal, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:568918
Long-form Identifier:1:3:568918:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘGoudini carbonatite complex, Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa
82.8km (51.4 miles) ⓘKruidfontein, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
83.0km (51.6 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘZondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Martini, J. E. J. (1990) The Genadendal Zn-Pb-Mn mineralization, South Africa: a possible early Proterozoic alkaline hydrothermal system. Economic Geology, 85 (6). p.1172-1185. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.85.6.1172
 
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