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Sphalerite from
Mănăilă polymetallic mine, Fundu Moldovei, Suceava County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mănăilă polymetallic mine, Fundu Moldovei, Suceava County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1409245
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1409245:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘGura Băii Mine, Borșa, Maramureș County, Romania
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘLostun deposit, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘChornyi Cheremosh, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘArcer adit dump, Arcer adit, Groșii Țibleșului, Maramureș County, Romania
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘJolotca (Orotva), Ditrău Complex, Harghita County, Romania
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘCoasta Ursului mine, Poiana Botizii, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘTukalo, Rakhivskiy ore camp, Rakhiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘCizma Mine (Cisma deposit), Poiana Botizii, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘSaulyak gold deposit, Dilove village, Rakhivskiy ore camp, Rakhiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
88.6km (55.1 miles) ⓘSaulyakske deposit, Rakhiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
References
Ł. Kruszewski visual identification
Harvey, C. (2018): Mineral Resource Estimate for the Mănăilă polymetallic mine, Suceava County, Romania. MGSSA, MAIG, Group Geologist Vast Resources, Vast Resources PLC, 94 pp.
Damian, Gheorghe, Apopei, Andrei Ionuț, Buzatu, Andrei, Maftei, Andreea Elena, Damian, Floarea (2023) New Mineral Occurrences in Massive Sulfide Deposits from Mănăilă, Eastern Carpathians, Romania. Minerals, 13 (1) 111 doi:10.3390/min13010111
 
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