Trestia Mine, Trestia, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trestia Mine | Mine |
| Trestia | Village |
| Băița | Commune |
| Hunedoara County | County |
| Romania | Country |
Trestia Mine, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 1' 0'' North , 22° 55' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Trestya Mine
Recently this was a productive gold mine with no visible gold. However, in the 18th or early 19th century it produced beautiful dendrites and large leaves of crystallized gold.
Not to be confused with the chalcedony locality Trestia in Maramures Co.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Habit: none, exsolved on edges of gold xl leaves Colour: brownish red Fluorescence: none Description: The curators at the Gold Museum in Brad, Romania said that the brownish colour on gold leaves was exsolved copper! |
| ✪ Native Gold Formula: Au Habit: Dendrites and leaves with triangular markings to several cm Colour: gold with brownish edges due to exsolved Copper Fluorescence: none Description: Specimens in British Museum and Vienna |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Habit: opalescent crust Colour: biege Fluorescence: none References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Habit: tetrahedral Colour: Black Fluorescence: none |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Carpathian MountainsVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
Romania
- Golden Quadrangle (Golden Quadrilateral; Apuseni District)Mining District
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Trestia Mine, Trestia, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania