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Pyrite from
Gaika Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gaika Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:895357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:895357:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘBroomstock Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘGlobe and Phoenix Mine, Kwekwe (Que Que; QueQue), Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘAnzac Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘCactus mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘTiger Reef Mines, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘFord Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘIndarama Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘHunters Road deposit, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘConnemara gold deposit, Connemara, Gweru District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘVenice Mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
References
Morgan, S. C. (1929) The Geology of the Gaika Gold Mine, Que Que, S. Rhodesia. Bulletin 14. Southern Rhodesia Geological Survey
 
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