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Limestone from
Peștera Vântului (Wind Cave), Șuncuiuș clay mine, Pădurea Craiului Mountains, Bihor County, Romania


Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Peștera Vântului (Wind Cave), Șuncuiuș clay mine, Pădurea Craiului Mountains, Bihor County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1287923
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1287923:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘValea Rea skarn, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘAleului Valley, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘAntoniu ore pipe, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘBlidar deposit, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘAvram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘArieșul Mic Valley Zone, Avram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘLetca quarry, Letca, Sălaj County, Romania
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘRăstoci quarry, Răstoci, Ileanda, Sălaj County, Romania
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘMăgurici Cave, Răstoci, Ileanda, Sălaj County, Romania
92.8km (57.6 miles) ⓘRimetea iron mines, Rimetea, Alba County, Romania
References
Onac, B. (2019) Pădurea Craiului Mountains: Vântului Cave (Wind Cave). In: Cave and Karst Systems of Romania, (2019) Springer, 544 pages, at pp. 405-417.
 
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