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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Comments:Surprisingly Herja has produced no killer chalcopyrites!
Habit:twinned and modified pseudo tetrahedral xls to 5mm
Colour:yellow
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite125
- var Marmatite2
Quartz110
Calcite99
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite5
Siderite76
- var Sphärosiderite38
Galena71
Pyrite51
Marcasite34
Pyrrhotite33
Semseyite32
Plumosite30
Dolomite24
Fizélyite16
Tennantite Subgroup15
Stibnite12
Tetrahedrite Subgroup9
Bournonite6
Jamesonite4
Covellite3
Boulangerite2
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:69650
Long-form Identifier:1:3:69650:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
5.1km (3.2 miles) Dealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
5.8km (3.6 miles) Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
7.4km (4.6 miles) Valea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, 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
8.6km (5.3 miles) Aurum 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
9.1km (5.6 miles) Wilhelm mining area (Wilhelm-Trei Stejari mining area; Wilhelm Mine), Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, 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
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