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Quartz from
Mareshnitsa Sb occurrence, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mareshnitsa Sb occurrence, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:220714
Long-form Identifier:1:3:220714:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBrussevtzi, Madzharovo deposit, Madzharovo, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘMadzharovo deposit, Madzharovo, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘKamilski Dol, Ivaylovgrad, Ivaylovgrad Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘSveta Marina, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘRozino, Ivaylovgrad Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘPotochnitsa, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘPentalofos, Orestiada, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘZlatolist, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘAda Tepe Au deposit, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘNanovitsa, Momchilgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
References
Георгиев, В., Кольковски, Б., Методиев, Н., & Милованов, П. МЕТАЛОГЕНИЯ НА ЗЛАТОУСТОВСКАТА ВУЛКАНОТЕКТОНСКА ДЕПРЕСИЯ (ИЗТОЧНИ РОДОПИ).
Miadenova, V. (2000). Alacranite and Duranusite from Mareshnitsa Occurrence, Eastern Rhodopes---New Minerals for Bulgaria. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie Bulgare des Sciences, 53(4), 67.
Georgiev, V., Kolkovski, B., Metodiev, N., & Milovanov, P. (2002). Metallogeny of the Zlatoustovo volcanotectonic depression (Estern Rhodopes). Аnn. Univ. Min. and Geol, 45(1), 51-56.
 
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