Botești, Zlatna, Alba County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Botești | Village |
| Zlatna | Town |
| Alba County | County |
| Romania | Country |
Botești, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 10' 50'' North , 23° 9' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Boteș; Botes; Botesbánya; Golddorf
Old gold mining area.
The old German name Golddorf literally means 'gold village'.
[Minerals to be added from 1983 paper]
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te Localities: Habit: Modified cubes Colour: Grey |
| ✪ Native Gold Formula: Au Habit: dendrites, wires, leaves with trigons Colour: gold Fluorescence: none Description: Small wires, dendrites and leaves with trigons on galena and quartz References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Mindat Articles
Botes, Romania: not only Hessite... also Tetrahedrite by Jean-Francois CarpentierLocalities in this Region
- Alba County
- Zlatna
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Botești, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania