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Sphalerite from
Blidar deposit, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blidar deposit, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1071003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1071003:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘAntoniu ore pipe, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAvram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBăiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘArieșul Mic Valley Zone, Avram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘDolea, Brusturi, Hălmagiu, Arad County, Romania
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘMusariu Cu-Au deposit, Mustari, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘRovina Cu-Au deposit (Rovina-Remetea deposit), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘRoşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘTalagiu Cu-Au deposit, Chisindia, Arad County, Romania
References
Tămaș, C.G.
Shimizu, M., Kato, A., Cioflica, G., Lupulescu, M., Shimizu, M. (1998) Friedrichite from Băiţa Bihor, Romania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36 (3) 861-868
Tămaș, Călin Gabriel, Andrii, Mădălina-Paula (2020) Mineralogy of Skarn Ores from Băița-Bihor, Northern Apuseni Mountains, Romania: A Case Study of Cu-, Bi-, and Sn-minerals. Minerals, 10 (5) 436 doi:10.3390/min10050436
 
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