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Magureaua Vatei, Cerboia Valley, Vaţa de Jos, Hunedoara County, Romaniai
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Magureaua VateiMountain
Cerboia ValleyValley
Vaţa de JosMunicipality
Hunedoara CountyCounty
RomaniaCountry
Magureaua Vatei, Cerboia Valley, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Type:
Mountain
Mindat Locality ID:
234757
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234757:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mountain (906 m) with calc-silicate skarn.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Ellestadite'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
References:
Marincea, Ş., Bilal, E., Verkaeren, J., Pascal, M.-L., Fonteilles, M. (2001) Superposed paragenesis in spurrite-, tilleyite- and gehlenite-bearing skarns from Cornet Hill, Apuseni Mountains, Romania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (5). 1435-1453 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.5.1435
Pascal, M.-L., Fonteilles, M., Verkaeren, J., Piret, R., Marincea, Ş. (2001) The melilite-bearing high-temperature skarns of the Apuseni Mountains, Carpathians, Romania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (5). 1405-1434 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.5.1405
Marincea, S., Dumitras, D.-G., Ghinet, C., Fransolet, A.-M., Hatert, F., Rondeaux, M. (2011) Gehlenite from three occurrences of high-temperature skarns, Romania: new mineralogical data. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (4). 1001-1014 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.4.1001
Ilinca, G. (2012) Upper Cretaceous contact metamorphism and related mineralization in Romania. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract Series, Szeged, Vol. 7.
ⓘ Kushiroite
Formula: CaAlAlSiO6
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Spurrite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
ⓘ Tilleyite
Formula: Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpurrite9.AH.15Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
ⓘGehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘTilleyite9.BE.82Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘKushiroite9.DA.15CaAlAlSiO6
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Ellestadite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Ellestadite
CCarbon
Cⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Cⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Ellestadite
Oⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Oⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
FFluorine
Fⓘ Ellestadite
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Ellestadite
Siⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Siⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
SSulfur
Sⓘ Ellestadite
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Ellestadite
Caⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Caⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ KushiroiteCaAlAlSiO6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3

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Romania

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References

Marincea, Ş., Bilal, E., Verkaeren, J., Pascal, M.-L., Fonteilles, M. (2001) Superposed paragenesis in spurrite-, tilleyite- and gehlenite-bearing skarns from Cornet Hill, Apuseni Mountains, Romania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (5). 1435-1453 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.5.1435
Pascal, M.-L., Fonteilles, M., Verkaeren, J., Piret, R., Marincea, Ş. (2001) The melilite-bearing high-temperature skarns of the Apuseni Mountains, Carpathians, Romania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (5). 1405-1434 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.5.1405
Marincea, S., Dumitras, D.-G., Ghinet, C., Fransolet, A.-M., Hatert, F., Rondeaux, M. (2011) Gehlenite from three occurrences of high-temperature skarns, Romania: new mineralogical data. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (4). 1001-1014 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.4.1001
Ilinca, G. (2012) Upper Cretaceous contact metamorphism and related mineralization in Romania. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica, Abstract Series, Szeged, Vol. 7.
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