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Szaibélyite from
Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania


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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
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Szaibélyite

Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Szaibélyite
Formula:MgBO2(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kotoite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Szaibélyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10757:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Szaibélyite in this Region
Antoniu ore pipe, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
Nearest other occurrences of Szaibélyite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘAntoniu ore pipe, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘAleului Valley, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘCacova Ierii, Iara, Cluj County, Romania
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Takeuchi, Y., Kudoh, Yasuhiro (1975) Szaibelyite, Mg2(OH)[B2O4(OH)]: Crystal structure, pseudosymmetry and polymorphism. American Mineralogist, 60 (3-4) 273-279
Nickel, Ernest H., Nichols, Monte C. (1991) Mineral Reference Manual. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
Lovas, Gy. A. & Dódony, I. (1998): Structural study of szaibelyite from its type-locality (Rézbánya, Bihar Mts., Rumania). Acta Mineral.-Petrogr. (Szeged), 38 (Suppl.), 89–99.
Marincea, S. (2001) New data on szaibelyite from the type locality, Băiţa Bihor. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (1). 111-127 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.1.111
 
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