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Magnetite from
Rușchița, Rusca Montană, Caraş-Severin County, Romania


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rușchița, Rusca Montană, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1525016
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1525016:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Magnetite in this Region
Dealul Boul deposit, Rușchița, Rusca Montană, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Rușchița marble quarry, Rușchița, Rusca Montană, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘRușchița marble quarry, Rușchița, Rusca Montană, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘRusca Montană mining area, Rusca Montană, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘVadu Dobrii, Bunila, Hunedoara County, Romania
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘMarga Hill, Marga, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘPoina Ruscă Formation, Hunedoara County, Romania
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘTeliuc quarry, Teliucu Inferior, Hunedoara County, Romania
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘDelineşti deposit, Brebu, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘDeva Mine, Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘCornet Hill, Cerboia Valley, Vaţa de Jos, Hunedoara County, Romania
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘUroi Hill (Arany Hill), Simeria, Hunedoara County, Romania
References
Kräutner, H. G., Medeşan, Alexandrina (1969) Ilvait in den polymetamorphen Eisenerzen der Poiana Ruscă (Rumänien). TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 13 (2). 157-164 doi:10.1007/bf01088020
 
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