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Gypsum from
Cheia gypsum quarry, Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County, Romania


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Gypsum

Cheia gypsum quarry, Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County, Romania
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Gypsum

Cheia gypsum quarry, Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County, Romania
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Gypsum

Cheia gypsum quarry, Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County, Romania
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cheia gypsum quarry, Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1674331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1674331:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘZidită Cave, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘPestera din Valea Rea, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
81.0km (50.4 miles) ⓘBolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘSăcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘCoranda quarry (Coranda open pit; Certej project; Coranda-Hondol ore deposit; Hondol pit), Bocşa Mare, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘFizeș, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘMăgurici Cave, Răstoci, Ileanda, Sălaj County, Romania
98.2km (61.0 miles) ⓘPeștera Vântului (Wind Cave), Șuncuiuș clay mine, Pădurea Craiului Mountains, Bihor County, Romania
References
von Hauer, Franz Ritter, Stäche, Guido Dr. (1863) Geologie Siebenbürgens [Geology of Transylvania] - Nach den Aufnahmen der k. k. geologischen Reichs anstalt [According to the photographs of the k. k. geological institute and literary aids]. Wilhelm Braumuller. p.1-636.
 
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