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Pyrrhotite from
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:Confirmed by Raman, SEM-EDS, and XRD by J. A. Jaszczak 10/2013
Colour:brassy
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:602121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:602121:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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
Harrison, Simon, Jaszczak, John A., Wise, Michael A., Keim, Mike, Rumsey, Mike (2014) Spectacular sulfides from the Merelani tanzanite deposit, Manyara region, Tanzania. The Mineralogical Record, 45 (5) 553-570
 
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