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


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Pyrite, etc.

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
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Pyrite

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

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

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

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
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Pyrite

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

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

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

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
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Pyrite

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

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
Vivianite6
Enargite4
Sphalerite3
Galena2
Tetrahedrite Subgroup2
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)1
Native Gold1
Tennantite-(Zn)1
Bornite1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:306204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:306204:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRoşia Montană, Roșia Montană, 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
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘBaia de Aries, Baia de Arieș, Alba County, Romania
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘDumbrava, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘFaţa Băii, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘAlmas-Stanija ore field, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘStanija-Bradisor, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘStanija-Popa, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘHanes, Almașu Mare, Alba 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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