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Chalcopyrite from
Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz11
Siderite9
Pyrite2
Baiamareite2
Fizélyite2
Boulangerite2
Galena2
Calcite1
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1912724
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1912724:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘAurum ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘValea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘDealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘIojica-Bartoșa ore deposit, Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘBartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘWilhelm mining area (Wilhelm-Trei Stejari mining area; Wilhelm Mine), Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘHerja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘNistru-Baita (Nistru Mine), Aurum, Tăuții-Măgherăuș, Maramureș County, Romania
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘTyuzoșa-Ludovica ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘBaia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
References
George Dinca CollectionIdentified by George Dinca: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
 
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