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Pyrite from
Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Pyrite | |
| Formula: | FeS2 | |
| Comments: | All pyrite from this site that I have found so far has been in the process of psudomorphing to limonite and thus have a red/orange/black coating but this process is not yet complete as the crystals still display a golden pyrite hue when broken. | |
| Colour: | golden | |
| Luminescent properties: | no | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Limonite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 908182 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:908182:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Maitland Mines, Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa