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Techereu, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romaniai
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BalșaMunicipality
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RomaniaCountry
Techereu, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Techereu, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
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Techereu, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
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Techereu, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
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Techereu, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 5' 33'' North , 23° 4' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.09250,23.06917
GeoHash:
G#: u80qhyykq
GRN:
N31E12
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Poiana164 (2013)1.3km
Almașu de Mijloc238 (2013)4.0km
Almașu Mic de Munte128 (2013)4.1km
Almaşu Mare1,649 (2012)4.2km
Voia190 (2013)6.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
235241
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235241:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tekerő


Five genetic types of quartz varieties are present: (1) chalcedonies associated to the Mesozoic “ophiolitic” complex; (2) polychromatic jaspers in Cretaceous conglomerates; (3) variously-coloured chalcedonies in Paleogene rhyolites; (4) siliceous nodules, jaspers and silicified wood within the Almaşu Mare Gravel (Badenian); (5) reworked chalcedonies and jaspers in Quaternary deposits.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Milk Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bloodstone'-SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Milk OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ BloodstoneSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
Oⓘ Opal var. Milk OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ BloodstoneSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
Siⓘ Opal var. Milk OpalSiO2 · nH2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Romania

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References

Zepharovich, Victor Ritter (1859) Mineralogisches Lexicon für das Kaiserthum Österreich Vol. 1 - I. Band. 1790-1857. Wilhelm Braumüller.
Koch, A. (1885): Erdély ásványainak kritikai átnézete [Critical review of the minerals of Transylvania]. Orvos-Természettud. Társulat, Kolozsvár (in Hungarian).
Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353.
Mârza, I. (1999): Câmpul gemologic Techereu [The Techereu gemological field]. Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geologia, 44/1, 57-66 (in Romanian with English abstract).
Mârza, I., Constantina, C., Fodor, Ş. & Bodnariuc, A. (1999): Mineralogical and gemological considerations about silicolites in association with Paleogene rhyolites from Techereu (Apuseni Mountains). Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geologia, 44/1, 119-128.
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