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Boulangerite from
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Boulangerite
Formula:Pb5Sb4S11
Comments:Boulangerite pseudomorph after Fizelyite occurred here. Marc Wilson at the Carnegie in Pittsburgh found the grey needles enclosed by calcite to be Jamesonite!
Habit:Fine matted needles
Colour:grey
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite236
Quartz58
- var Smoky Quartz1
Stibnite46
Dolomite43
Siderite32
- var Sphärosiderite2
Fizélyite24
Sphalerite22
Semseyite20
Berthierite18
Galena17
Marcasite14
Plumosite13
Freibergite Subgroup11
Jamesonite9
Gypsum9
- var Selenite6
Baryte6
Zinkenite5
Pyrite5
Realgar4
Pyrrhotite4
Fülöppite4
Chalcopyrite2
Tetrahedrite Subgroup2
- var Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Boulangerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67284:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Boulangerite
5.1km (3.2 miles) Dealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
8.2km (5.1 miles) Iojica-Bartoșa ore deposit, Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
8.3km (5.1 miles) No. 5 Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
8.4km (5.2 miles) Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
8.7km (5.4 miles) Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
10.1km (6.3 miles) Tyuzoșa-Ludovica ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
14.4km (9.0 miles) Suior Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
16.6km (10.3 miles) Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
31.8km (19.8 miles) Cizma Mine (Cisma deposit), Poiana Botizii, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
49.2km (30.6 miles) Turț Mine (Ghezuri Mine), Turț, Satu Mare County, Romania
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