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Gypsum from
Zidită Cave, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania


Locality type:Cave
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 Zidită Cave, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1922346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1922346:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘSăcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘBolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCoranda quarry (Coranda open pit; Certej project; Coranda-Hondol ore deposit; Hondol pit), Bocşa Mare, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘFizeș, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘGypsum quarry, Călanu Mic, Călan, Hunedoara County, Romania
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘCioclovina cave, Boșorod, Hunedoara County, Romania
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘCheia gypsum quarry, Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County, Romania
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘPestera din Valea Rea, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘTalagiu Cu-Au deposit, Chisindia, Arad County, Romania
References
Giurgiu, A; Onac, B; Tămaş, Tudor; Fornós, Joan J (2013) Evolution of guano under different environmental conditions: a mineralogical approach. Proceedings of the 16th International Congress of Speleology, 3. Czech Speleological Society Brno. p.483-485.
 
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