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


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite3
Tetrahedrite Subgroup2
Galena2
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)1
Tennantite-(Zn)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:306205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:306205:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
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
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
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘHanes, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘRovina Cu-Au deposit (Rovina-Remetea deposit), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘLarga, Stănija, Buceș, Hunedoara County, Romania
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
References
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
 
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