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Fluorite from
Valea Rea skarn, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania


Locality type:Skarn
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valea Rea skarn, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1445627
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1445627:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
20.4km (12.6 miles) ⓘBăiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
86.2km (53.5 miles) ⓘCovăsinţ, Highiş Massif, Arad County, Romania
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘUroi Hill (Arany Hill), Simeria, Hunedoara County, Romania
References
Pantia, A. I., Marincea, S., Filiuta, A. E., Dumitras, D. G., & Ghinet, C. S. (2021). Preliminary mineralogical study of the magnesian skarn from Valea Rea (Budureasa, Bihor Mountain, Romania). Goldschmidt2021• Virtual• 4-9 July.
Marincea, S., Pantia, A. I. I., Dumitras, D. G., Ghinet, C. S., & Filiuta, A. E. (2021). Hydrothermal fluorapatite in magnesian skarns from Valea Rea (Budureasa, Bihor Mountains, Romania). Goldschmidt2021• Virtual• 4-9 July.
Marincea, Ştefan, Dumitraş, Delia-Georgeta, Sava Ghineţ, Cristina, Dal Bo, Fabrice (2022) Carbonate-Bearing, F-Overcompensated Fluorapatite in Magnesian Exoskarns from Valea Rea, Budureasa, Romania. Minerals, 12 (9) 1083 doi:10.3390/min12091083
 
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