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Quartz from
Tarniţa, Ostra, Suceava County, Romania


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tarniţa, Ostra, Suceava County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1409060
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1409060:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Tarniţa copper quarry, Tarniţa, Ostra, Suceava County, Romania
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTarniţa copper quarry, Tarniţa, Ostra, Suceava County, Romania
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘTolovanu (Tolovan) Mn deposit, Tolovanu, Iacobeni, Suceava County, Romania
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘBogata River basin, Baia, Suceava County, Romania
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘIacobel Creek, Baia, Suceava County, Romania
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘMănăilă polymetallic mine, Fundu Moldovei, Suceava County, Romania
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘDadu Mn deposit, Cârlibaba, Cârlibaba, Suceava County, Romania
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘFluturica mine, Mt. Fluturica, Cârlibaba, Cârlibaba, Suceava County, Romania
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘJolotca (Orotva), Ditrău Complex, Harghita County, Romania
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘBelcina Creek (Belcina), Joseni, Harghita County, Romania
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘGura Băii Mine, Borșa, Maramureș County, Romania
References
Ł. Kruszewski visual identification
 
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