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Sphalerite from
Dognecea mine, Dognecea, Caraş-Severin County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dognecea mine, Dognecea, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:601480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:601480:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘCiclova Montana deposit, Oraviţa, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘCiclova deposit (Csiklova deposit), Ciclova Română, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘLapusnicu Mare Cu deposit, Lăpușnicu Mare, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘMoldova Nouă Mine, Moldova Nouă, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘMraconia Valley, Almăj Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘVadu Dobrii, Bunila, Hunedoara County, Romania
92.0km (57.1 miles) ⓘBlagoev-Kamen Mine, Kučevo, Braničevo District, Central Serbia, Serbia
97.0km (60.3 miles) ⓘMuncelul Mic mine, Vețel, Hunedoara County, Romania
References
Vlad, Ş. N. (1997) Calcic skarns and transversal zoning in the Banat mountains, Romania: indicators of an Andean-type setting. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (5) 446-451 doi:10.1007/s001260050113
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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