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Pyrite from
Vaalkop Dam, Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


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Pyrite

Vaalkop Dam, Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
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Pyrite

Vaalkop Dam, Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
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Pyrite

Vaalkop Dam, Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Locality type:Dam
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Associated minerals are dolomite, ankerite, calcite and anatase.
Habit:Cubic, octahedral, pyritohedral, massive granular
Colour:Brass yellow with a red tarnish, is typical.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vaalkop Dam, Bulhoek, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:598692
Long-form Identifier:1:3:598692:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘWaaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘKruidfontein, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘImpala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘSlipfontein, Brits, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘKaree Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘLonmin Marikana Mine, Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘRustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘNortham Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Cairncross, Bruce, Windisch, Wolfgang (1998) Microminerals from the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 29 (5) 461-465
Windisch, W. (2014) An introduction to micromounting.
 
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