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Pyrite from
Frankfort Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


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 Frankfort Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:251213
Long-form Identifier:1:3:251213:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘColumbia Hill Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘIota Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘDuke's Hill Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘClewer Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘBeta Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPeach Tree Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘBrowns Hill Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘPilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘPonieskrans North Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘJubilee Mine, Pilgrim's Rest, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Swiegers, JU (1948) The gold deposits of the Pilgrims Rest gold mining district, Transvaal. South African Journal of Geology, 51 (1). 81-132
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.
Metz, A. R. (2015). A geochemical study of the Theta Reef of the Frankfort Mining Complex in the Sabie-Pilgrim's Rest Goldfield South Africa. Master of Science thesis University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
 
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