| Locality type: | Occurrence |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrrhotite |
| Formula: | Fe1-xS |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrrhotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1609634 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1609634:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite |
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| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘVlakfontein nickel deposit, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 14.4km (9.0 miles) | ⓘBafokeng-Rasimone Mine, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 24.7km (15.4 miles) | ⓘImpala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 40.1km (24.9 miles) | ⓘRustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 41.6km (25.9 miles) | ⓘUnion Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 48.7km (30.3 miles) | ⓘWaaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 54.4km (33.8 miles) | ⓘKaree Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 62.3km (38.7 miles) | ⓘLonmin Marikana Mine, Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa |
| 62.7km (38.9 miles) | ⓘNortham Platinum mine, Thabazimbi, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| 63.8km (39.7 miles) | ⓘZondereinde Mine, Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa |
| References |
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Dal Bo, F., Friis, H., Elburg, M. A., Hatert, F., Andersen, T. (2024) Pilanesbergite: a new rock-forming mineral occurring in nepheline syenite from the Pilanesberg Alkaline Complex, South Africa. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 73-85 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-73-2024 |
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