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Porphyry from
Crăciunești melaphyres, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania


Locality type:Lava Flow
Classification
Type:Porphyry
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Porphyry data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crăciunești melaphyres, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1679765
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1679765:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Porphyry
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMăgura veins, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘDeva Mine, Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania
17.9km (11.2 miles) ⓘLarga, Stănija, Buceș, Hunedoara County, Romania
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘPotingani zeolite occurrence, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘBucium Tarnita porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘSt. György Cu-Ag deposit, Rimetea, Alba County, Romania
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘAleului Valley, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
73.6km (45.7 miles) ⓘRimetea iron mines, Rimetea, Alba County, Romania
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘTancova, Caraş-Severin 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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