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Bornite from
Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania


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Bornite, etc.

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
04145440017751224074893.jpg
Bornite, etc.

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
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Bornite, etc.

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Chalcopyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:306196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:306196:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘMușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘBucium Tarnita porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘVoia Cu deposit, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘMusariu Cu-Au deposit, Mustari, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘBolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘAntoniu ore pipe, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘBlidar deposit, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘBăiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
References
Milu, Viorica, Milesi, Jean-Pierre, Leroy, Jacques Léon (2004) Rosia Poieni copper deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Romania: advanced argillic overprint of a porphyry system. Mineralium Deposita, 39 (2). 173-188 doi:10.1007/s00126-003-0390-z
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Cioacă, Mihaela Elena; Munteanu, Marian; Qi, Liang; Costin, Gelu (2014) Trace element concentrations in porphyry copper deposits from Metaliferi Mountains, Romania: A reconnaissance study. Ore Geology Reviews, 63. 22-39 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.04.016
Tămaș, Călin G.; Veres, Daniel; Chauvel, Catherine (2024) Lead isotopic compositions of Paleozoic to Miocene ore deposits in the Western Tethyan Belt. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106346 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106346
 
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