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Pyrite from
Bolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite3
Chalcopyrite3
Galena3
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:616959
Long-form Identifier:1:3:616959:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSăcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘCoranda quarry (Coranda open pit; Certej project; Coranda-Hondol ore deposit; Hondol pit), Bocşa Mare, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘMăgura veins, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘTrestia Mine, Trestia, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLarga, Stănija, Buceș, Hunedoara County, Romania
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘVoia Cu deposit, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘCrăciunești melaphyres, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘCurechi Hartagani, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘBunavestire, Curechi Hartagani, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘMuncaceasca-Stanija, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
References
Comptes Rendus Geosciences Volume 335, Issue 8, August 2003, Pages 671-680
Economic Geology 103 (2008) 1695-1702
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
Pintea, Ioan, Udubaşa, Sorin Silviu, Iatan, Elena Luisa, Berbeleac, Ion, Bîrgăoanu, Daniel, Ciobotea-Barbu, Oana Claudia, Ghinescu, Eduard (2019) Microthermometry and Raman spectroscopy of fluid and melt inclusions in the alpine porphyry copper deposits from Romania: Insights on micrometallogeny. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits, 92 (1-2). 9-32
 
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