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Rhodochrosite from
Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania


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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Cetate mine, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite

Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Cetate mine, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite

Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Cetate mine, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite

Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Cetate mine, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite

Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Cetate mine, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite

Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite, etc.

Cetate mine, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
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Rhodochrosite

Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite4
Quartz2
Native Gold2
Pyrite2
Volcanic breccia1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:306028
Long-form Identifier:1:3:306028:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Rhodochrosite in this Region
Cârnicel vein, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘBucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘBaia de Aries, Baia de Arieș, Alba County, Romania
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘSăcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘPestera din Valea Rea, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
References
Sillitoe, Richard H. (1985) Ore-related breccias in volcanoplutonic arcs. Economic Geology, 80 (6). 1467-1514 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.80.6.1467
www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk (2003) http://www.gl.rhbnc.ac.uk/geode/ABCD/Apuseni.html
IATAN, E. L., & Bilal, E. (2016). New compositional data concerning Au-Ag alloys from the northern part of Roşia Montană deposit, Metaliferi Mountains, Romania. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits, 89(1-2), 55-58.
 
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