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Marcasite from
Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania


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Marcasite, etc.

Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Marcasite, etc.

Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Marcasite, etc.

Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Marcasite, etc.

Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Marcasite, etc.

Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
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Marcasite, etc.

Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte8
Ferricopiapite3
Melanterite Group2
Native Sulphur2
Stibnite2
Melanterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Văratec deposit, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:673115
Long-form Identifier:1:3:673115:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘCizma Mine (Cisma deposit), Poiana Botizii, Băiuț, Maramureș County, Romania
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBoldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘSuior Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBaia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMinei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘRăzoare, Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș County, Romania
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘHerja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘDealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘValea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘSaulyakske deposit, Rakhiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
References
Ł. Kruszewski's visual identification
Costin, D., and Vlad, S. (2005): Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology (Sofia) 43, 64-68
Costin, D. (2012). Compositional data on boumonite-CuPbSbS3 from Varatec ore deposit, Baiut mine field, Eastern Carpathians, Romania. Studia UBB, Geologia, 48(1), 45-54.
 
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