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Pletena, Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgariai
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PletenaVillage
Satovcha MunicipalityMunicipality
Blagoevgrad ProvinceOblast
BulgariaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 38' 19'' North , 23° 57' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.63886,23.95621
GeoHash:
G#: sx3hchh7u
GRN:
N28E13
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
18804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18804:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pletene


Pletena (Bulgarian: Плетена) is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province.

The village of Pletena is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It belongs to the Chech region.

Deposit of chromite and platinum group minerals in an ultramafic body.

GPS coordinates are for the village, not the deposit.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
ⓘ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rutheniridosmine
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘ Vaesite
Formula: NiS2
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘRutheniridosmine1.AF.05(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘIdaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘVaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘIrarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ VaesiteNiS2
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ VaesiteNiS2
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
Ruⓘ Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
OsOsmium
Osⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Osⓘ Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Irⓘ Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pletena
Wikidata ID:Q2598107

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