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Pyrite from
Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field (Tavua Gold Field), Viti Levu, Fiji


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzā“˜4 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Telluriumā“˜3 photos of Pyrite associated with Tellurium at this locality.
Sylvaniteā“˜2 photos of Pyrite associated with Sylvanite at this locality.
Calciteā“˜1 photo of Pyrite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Dolomiteā“˜1 photo of Pyrite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field (Tavua Gold Field), Viti Levu, Fiji
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:267591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:267591:6
GUID (UUID V4):f145451d-2a6b-489b-958d-e923797c49df
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
within the Tavua Caldera,Fiji* P. C. EATON* WesternMiningCorporation (Fiji), Vatukoula, Fiji AND T. N...shoshonitic Tavuacalderain Viti Levu, Fiji, definesthe volcaniccenterof the Tavua volcano.The calderaoccursat...calderaoccursat the intersectionof the northeast-trending Viti Levu lineament anda northwest-trending lineament,locallymanifested...malactivity. Porphyry-style, subeconomic copper-gold mineralization andassociated alterationoccurred...the intersectionof the Nasivishearzoneandthe Viti Levu lineament,the 4.4 M oz adularia-sericite-style
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the low-sulfidation epithermal Emperor gold deposit, Vatukoula, Fiji D. W. Pals and P. G. Spry Department...The epithermal, low sulfidation Emperor gold telluride deposit in Fiji, hosted by Late Miocene-Early Pliocene...flank of the Tavua Caldera. Gold is largely in the form of ā€˜ā€˜invisibleā€™ā€™ gold in arsenian pyrite but 10 to...to 50% of gold is in the form of precious metal tellurides. Gold mineralization occurs in steeply dipping...hosted in quartz, and to a lesser extent arsenian pyrite and tetrahedrite group minerals. Sylvanite followed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogical and GeochemicalStudiesof the Emperor Gold Telluride Deposit, Fiji M. AHMAD, NorthernTerritoryGeological...Mba Volcanics,of Mioceneage,in the north of Viti Levu, Fiji. The veinsfilledfracturesthat developedmainlyin...are dominantly quartzwith minorpyrite,tellurides,gold,sphalerite,arsenopyrite,chalcopyrite,tetrahedrite...the Emperorgoldis thoughtto be in solidsolutionin pyrite andarsenopyrite. Fluid inclusionsin quartz indicatethat...H2S,COa, and HaTe, with lossof H2Sthe main causeof gold deposition. Assuming only partialequilibriumin the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wallā€rock alteration at the Emperor goldā€silver telluride deposit, Fiji a M. Ahmad & J. L. Walshe b...Wallā€rock alteration at the Emperor goldā€silver telluride deposit, Fiji, Australian Journal of Earth...Wall-rock alteration at the Emperor gold-silver telluride deposit, Fiji M. AHMAD1 AND J. L. WALSHE2 1...Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. In the Emperor mine area, widespread propylitic alteration was followed...characterized by chlorite, ankerite, magnetite and pyrite. The K-silicate assemblage includes sericite, rare
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Invisible Gold and Tellurium in Arsenic-Rich Pyrite from the Emperor Gold Deposit, Fiji: Implications...Implications for Gold Distribution and Deposition DAVID W. PALS, PAUL G. SPRY,ā€  Department of Geological and Atmospheric...Canada N6G 4X8 Abstract Gold is found in three different forms in the Emperor gold deposit: as ā€œinvisibleā€...submicrometer-size inclusions of gold in arsenian pyrite, as visible native gold and/or electrum, and as tellurides...submicrometer-size inclusions of tellurium in arsenian pyrite, as visible native tellurium, and as tellurides
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
6 The MineralDepositsand Metallogenesis of the Fiji Platform HOWARD COLLEY * Instituut voor Aardwetenschappen... The Fiji platform has a thick, youthful crust of ensimaticorigin. Stratigraphy within the Fiji islandsindicatesa...late Miocene tectonic event. Mineral depositsin Fiji includevarioustypesof massivesulfide;manganeseores;...Plioceneage. Nearly all the major mineraldepositsin Fiji are associated with theserocks. Volcanic and structuralfactors...orogenyand deepfracturing of the Fiji platform--factorsof fundamentalimportanceto Fiji mineralization;however,a
Journal (issue)
8(1):3-8 Secondary copper minerals of the Crusader mine, north-west Queensland. Sharpe, James L. and Williams...suite of secondary minerals from the Nifty copper mine, Western Australia. Downes, P.J., Shields, P. and...7(1 ): 19-26 ā€¢ Kasolite from the British Empire mine, Arkaroola, South Australia. Plimer, Ian R., Besley...Marshall, Brian. 7(1):3-13 Minerals ofthe Vatukoula gold mines, Fiji. Lawrence, Laurie J., Sharpe, James L...Prince Lyell Mine, Mt Lyell, Queenstown 7(2):82-83W Red Lead Mine, Dundas 7(1}:37W Renison Mine 7(l):37W
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
assemblages............................... Conclusions Vatukoula PACE 1460 ....................................ite Coloradoite-calaverite-petzite Coloradoite-gold Sylvanite-hessite Petzite-sylvanite-hessite It...Tellurium-empressite Tellurium-sylvanite Calaverite-gold Empressite-hessite Hessite-silver Instead,one wouldexpectto...Sylvanite-hessite Sylvanite-empressite Petzite-hessite Gold-hessite Gold-petzite The close correlationbetween these...Coloradoire--gold Sylvaniteā€¢petzite Sylvanite--empressite Sylvaniteā€¢hessite Coloradoiteā€¢gold--petzite C
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji Andrew P. Fornadel...epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji, Ore Geology Reviews...epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji Andrew P. Fornadela...Tellurides; Native tellurium; Emperor deposit; Fiji; Epithermal gold deposits; orogenic gold deposits 1 ABSTRACT...the alkaline igneous rock-related Emperor gold telluride deposit, Fiji. Based on similarities in the geologic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Characteristics of the Tuvatu Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Fiji: Comparisons with the Emperor Deposit NANCY L. SCHERBARTH*...The Tuvatu gold-silver telluride deposit with reserves of 13 t Au is the second largest gold deposit in...in Fiji after the large Emperor gold telluride deposit (production, and proven and probable reserves of...occur along the >250-km east-northeastā€“trending Viti Levu lineament. They are spatially associated with...4ā€“4.6 Ma) and having a shoshonitic affinity. The gold mineralization in both deposits is spatially and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization at Waisoi (Namosi District), Viti Levu, Fiji Akira Imai1, Yukiko Ohbuchi1, Takayuki Tanaka2...porphyry Cu deposits at Waisoi in Namosi district, Viti Levu are separated into two deposits: the Waisoi East...borniteā€“chalcopyriteā€“pyrite assemblage associated with traces of molybdenite and native gold. Polyphase fluid...deposit is characterized by the borniteā€“chalcopyriteā€“pyrite assemblage accompanied with sheeted and stockwork...Waisoi West deposits, primary borniteā€“chalcopyriteā€“pyrite assemblage in the high Cu-grade zone was deposited
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 23:14 19 October 2014 Vindicator Mine, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado I n terms...specimens of essentially massive gold tellurides associated with coarse native gold. Cripple Creek, on the other...that resemble cuneiform characters. Sylvanite is gold-silver telluride with the composition (Au,Ag)2Te4...published analyses commonly show minor variations in the gold and silver content, and the presence of such other...Sylvanite alters to loosely coherent pseudomorphs of gold. Sylvanite is almost unknown in the eastern United
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Porphyry Cu-Style Mineralization, Navilawa Caldera, Fiji Nathan A. Forsythe 1 , Paul G. Spry 1, * 1 2 *...is the remnant of a shoshonitic volcano on Viti Levu, Fiji, and sits adjacent to the low-sulfidation Tuvatu...caldera occurs along the Viti Levu lineament, approximately 50 km SW of the Tavua caldera, which hosts the...the giant low-sulfidation Emperor epithermal Auā€“Te deposit. Both calderas host alkaline rocks of nearly...mineralization that occurred in multiple stages. The gold mineralization in these locations is spatially and
Journal (issue)
. . . . 277 by D. London The Emperor mine, Vatukoula, Viti Levu, Fiji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....sale of the book. The first print, entitled ā€œThe Mine with the Iron Door,ā€ depicts a fantasy underground...underground collecting scene at the famous lost gold mine in the Catalina Mountains above Tucson. The print was...scene at the Old uma mine near Tucson (appropriate, inasmuch as he wrote the Old uma mine chapter in the book)...ā€œrunnerā€ is someone who ā€œrunsā€ with minerals from the mine or other exposure to dealers, to sell specimens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), and Fiji (Fig. 1). This Special Issue presents a series of...between Minorco-Anglo American Exploration and Philex Gold led to the discovery of the Boyongan and Bayugo...140ĖšE 150ĖšE s 130ĖšE 110ĖšE 10ĖšS Tren c North Fiji Basin Heb 100ĖšE 6 Bismark Sea 10ĖšN 0Ėš Ontong...Au (Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd., 2015; Rinne et al., 2018). In the Republic of the Fiji Islands, exploration...discoveries of the Mt. Kasi high-sulfidation and Emperor alkalic low-sulfidation deposits (Colley and Flint
Report (issue)
Total 99.62 100.00 100.30 100.00 (1) Zavodinskii mine, Kazakhstan. (2) San SebastiaĢn, Mexico. (3) BotesĢ§...veins; also in small quantities in some massive pyrite deposits. Association: Calaverite, sylvanite, altaite...altaite, petzite, empressite, rickardite, gold, tellurium, pyrite, galena, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite. Distribution:...from the Zavodinskii mine, near Ziryanovsk, Altai Mountains. In the Bereznyakov gold deposit and the Yaman-Kasy...Yaman-Kasy Cuā€“Znā€“pyrite deposits, Southern Ural Mountains, Russia. At Sulitjelma, northern Norway. From
Report (issue)
Association: Altaite, calaverite, krennerite, petzite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite...Distribution: In the USA, in Colorado, at the Good Hope mine, Vulcan, Gunnison Co.; in the La Plata district...the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Teller Co.; in California, at the Norwegian mine, near Tuttletown...Tuttletown, and the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne Co.; in Nevada, at the Twin Creeks and Getchell mines, Potosi...Potosi district, Humboldt Co.; from the Outlaw mine, Round Mountain district, Nye Co.; and at the Gus Schave
Report (issue)
)Ī£=1.04 Te2.00 . (2) Moose mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA; Fe is from pyrite; corresponds to (Au0.80...sylvanite, krennerite, petzite, hessite, tellurium, gold, pyrite, quartz. Distribution: In Romania, from SaĢ†caĢ†rıĢ‚mb...the Konstantin-Ovkoye gold deposit, Krasnoyarskii region, and the Bereznyakov gold deposit, Southern Ural...mines in Cripple Creek, Teller Co.; the Smoky Hill mine, Boulder Co.; the Central City district, Gilpin...Campbell mine, Bisbee, and at Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona; from the Golden Sunlight mine, near Whitehall
Report (issue)
fumaroles. Association: carbonates. Gold, sylvanite, empressite, altaite, pyrite, galena, alabandite, barite...Peninsula, Russia. Large cleavages at the Kochbulak gold deposit, Chatkal-Kuramin Mountains, eastern Uzbekistan...Magnolia, Gold Hill, Ballarat, and Central districts, Boulder Co.; and at the Vulcan mine, Gunnison Co...Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. From the El Indio mine, east of La Serena...Australia. In the Teine mine, northwest of Sapporo, Hokkaido, and in the Kawazu mine, near Sizewka, Shizuoka
Report (issue)
Z = 16 X-ray Powder Pattern: Empress Josephine mine, Colorado, USA. 2.70 (100), 2.23 (80), 3.81 (60)...100.53 100.7 100.1 100.00 (1) Empress Josephine mine, Colorado, USA; average of two analyses, corresponding...Te1.00 . (4) AgTe. Occurrence: In low-temperature gold-poor hydrothermal vein deposits. Association: Tellurium...(Empress Josephine mine, Colorado, USA); pyrite, rodalquilarite (Tombstone, Arizona, USA); gold, tellurium,...the Empress Josephine mine, Kerber Creek district [TL], and the Klondike mine, Finley Gulch, both in
Report (issue)
eucairite, argentian tetrahedrite, argentian gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite. Distribution: In Germany, in...Co., and in the L-D mine, Wenatchee, Chelan Co., Washington; at the De Lamar mine, Silver City district...July mine, Yankee Fork, Custer Co., Idaho; in Nevada, large crystals in the Ken Snyder mine, Gold Circle...Kidd Creek mine, near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. At Guanajuato, Mexico. From the Pacajake mine, Hiaco, 24...Australia. In the Emperor mine, Vatukoula, and the Tuvatu Auā€“Agā€“Te deposit, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. From
Report (issue)
coloradoite, krennerite, rickardite, other tellurides, pyrite, arsenopyrite, tetrahedrite, tennantite, sphalerite...Co.; at the Spotted Horse mine, Maiden, Fergus Co., and the Mayflower mine, Tobacco Root Mountains, Madison...Teller Co.; the Central City district, Gilpin Co.; Gold Hill, Boulder Co.; and the Bessie G and Mayday mines...the San Francisco mine, 145 km north of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. At the El Indio mine, east of La Serena...and in the Hemlo gold deposit, Thunder Bay district, Ontario; and the Robb-Montbray mine, Quebec, Canada
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1007/s12613-010-0101-6 Processing technologies for gold-telluride ores Jian Zhang1), Yao Zhang1), William...accepted: 1 March 2009) Abstract: Gold telluride ores are important gold refractory ores due to the presence...The classification and main physical properties of gold telluride ores were described, and possible treatment...procedures are much easier for gold tellurides compared to other refractory gold-bearing ores. For the conventional...pretreatment such as oxidation is required to achieve high gold recovery. Roasting is a relatively simple but not
Report (issue)
5.265 Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Robb-Montbray mine, Canada. 2.82 (100), 1.549 (60), 2.06 (50), 1.918...Stanislaus mine, California, USA; corresponding to (Ni0.99 Ag0.02 )Ī£=1.01 Te2.00 . (2) Strathcona mine, Canada;...krennerite, tellurobismuthite, montbrayite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, pentlandite, pyrrhotite. Distribution:...Calaveras Co., and the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne Co.; in Colorado, at the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek, Teller Co...from the Campbell mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co. In Ontario, Canada, from the Strathcona mine at Sudbury; in
Report (issue)
12.726(6) Z = 2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 2.936 (100), 12.7 (70), 2.608 (35), 2.158...10 7.20 Total 100.0 99.06 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; by electron microprobe, average of 14 analyses...(Moctezuma mine, Mexico); in a limestone-hosted disseminated Auā€“Agā€“Te deposit (Mayflower mine, Montana...sediments (Gies mine, Montana, USA). Association: Silver, acanthite, hessite, cervelleite, pyrite, sphalerite...quartz (Moctezuma mine, Mexico); tetrahedrite, hessite, gold, sphalerite (Mayflower mine, Montana, USA);
 
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