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Diopside from
Aleului Valley, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aleului Valley, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1597772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1597772:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘAntoniu ore pipe, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBlidar deposit, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBăiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘAvram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘArieșul Mic Valley Zone, Avram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘUpper Cerboaia Valley, Cerboia Valley, Vaţa de Jos, Hunedoara County, Romania
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘCornet Hill, Cerboia Valley, Vaţa de Jos, Hunedoara County, Romania
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘCacova Ierii, Iara, Cluj County, Romania
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘIara Mine, Iara, Cluj County, Romania
References
Marincea, Ştefan; Dumitraş, Delia-Georgeta; Sava Ghineţ, Cristina; Filiuţă, Andra Elena; Dal Bo, Fabrice; Hatert, Frédéric; Costin, Gelu (2023) Ammonium-Bearing Fluorapophyllite-(K) in the Magnesian Skarns from Aleului Valley, Pietroasa, Romania. Minerals, 13 (11). 1362 doi:10.3390/min13111362
 
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