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Spodumene from
Contu-Negovanu Pegmatite Field, Lotru-Cibin Mountains, Sibiu County, Romania


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Contu-Negovanu Pegmatite Field, Lotru-Cibin Mountains, Sibiu County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:673168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:673168:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
al României, I. G. (2003) The 5 Th Symposium Baia Mare Branch Of The Geological Society Of Romania. pp8-9
Androne D.A.M., Buzgar N., Kasper H.U., Schoenbeck T. (2004) Geochemical considerations on the tourmaline from Conţu-Negovanu pegmatites (Lotru-Cibin Mts.) Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits 81:63-67
Androne, D.A.M., Buzgar, N., and Kasper, H.U. (2005): Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Session of The Geological Society of Romania, Rosia Montana, 20-21 May 2005, 16-26.
Săbău, G. (2010) Lanthanide-free fersmite in the lithian pegmatites at Conţu, Lotru Mts., and its relationship with other niobo-tantalates. Annual Conference of the Geological Society of Romania, Bucharest, 5-6 November 2010
Calin, N.; Fransolet, A.; Baijot, M.; Marincea, S.; Dumitras, D.; Hatert, F.; Anason, M.; Iancu, A. (2014) A possible new mineral species, "ferrogatehouseite" (Fe,Mn)5(PO4)2(OH)4 from Conţu Pegmatite, Romania. 21st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association, Abstract Volume, p. 264.
CĂLIN, NICOLAE; DUMITRAŞ, DELIA-GEORGETA; MARINCEA, ŞTEFAN; IANCU, AURORA MĂRUŢA; SAVA, CRISTINA (2019) Metasomatic replacements in the phosphate mineral association from the Li-bearing pegmatites in Conţu, Romania . Goldschmidt .
Călin, Nicolae; Constantina, Ciprian; Perșa, Diana; Cetean, Valentina; Paraschiv, Valentin (2025) Data of Lithium from Triphylite LiFe2+PO4 Present in Conțu-Negovanu Pegmatites, in the Southern Carpathians, Romania. Minerals, 15 (6). doi:10.3390/min15060641
 
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