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Ribnovo deposit, Garmen Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgariai
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Ribnovo depositDeposit
Garmen MunicipalityMunicipality
Blagoevgrad ProvinceOblast
BulgariaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 43' 9'' North , 23° 45' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.71931,23.76392
GeoHash:
G#: sx2vkfb2e
GRN:
N28E13
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Garmen1,838 (2016)14.0km
Gotse Delchev20,471 (2018)17.2km
Satovcha2,382 (2012)21.5km
Hadzhidimovo3,167 (2016)23.6km
Bansko9,232 (2010)26.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
45535
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45535:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


GPS coordinates are for the village of Ribnovo.

Ribnovo is an isolated mountainous village in Garmen Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the Dabrash part of the Rhodope Mountains at 1152 meters altitude, 14 kilometers north-northwest from Garmen and 64 kilometers southeast of Blagoevgrad by air. The village can be reached by a 20 kilometers asphalt mountainous road from Ognyanovo through the villages Skrebatno and Osikovo.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘBerthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
FeIron
Feⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribnovo
Wikidata ID:Q2462805

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References

Kostov, R. (1979) Berthierite from Ribnovo, Southwestern Rhodopes - a new mineral for Bulgaria. Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society: 40(3) 313-316.
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