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Galena from
Coranda quarry (Coranda open pit; Certej project; Coranda-Hondol ore deposit; Hondol pit), Bocşa Mare, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coranda quarry (Coranda open pit; Certej project; Coranda-Hondol ore deposit; Hondol pit), Bocşa Mare, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:729963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:729963:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSăcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘTrestia Mine, Trestia, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLarga, Stănija, Buceș, Hunedoara County, Romania
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘCurechi Hartagani, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBunavestire, Curechi Hartagani, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘMuncaceasca-Stanija, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘDeva Mine, Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘAlmas-Stanija ore field, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘHanes, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
References
Alois Lechner field observation 2011
Marcoux, Eric, Grancea, Luminita, Lupulescu, Marian, Milési, Jean (2002) Lead isotope signatures of epithermal and porphyry-type ore deposits from the Romanian Carpathian Mountains. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (2) 173-184 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0223-x
Apopei, Andrei Ionuț; Damian, Gheorghe; Buzgar, Nicolae; Buzatu, Andrei (2016) Mineralogy and geochemistry of Pb–Sb/As-sulfosalts from Coranda-Hondol ore deposit (Romania) — Conditions of telluride deposition. Ore Geology Reviews, 72. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.014
 
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