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Gypsum 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:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum 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:730242
Long-form Identifier:1:3:730242:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
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
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘZidită Cave, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘFizeș, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘGypsum quarry, Călanu Mic, Călan, Hunedoara County, Romania
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘCioclovina cave, Boșorod, Hunedoara County, Romania
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘTalagiu Cu-Au deposit, Chisindia, Arad County, Romania
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘPestera din Valea Rea, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘCheia gypsum quarry, Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County, Romania
References
Alois Lechner field observation 2011
Apopei, Andrei I., Buzgar, Nicolae, Damian, Gheorghe, Buzatu, Andrei (2014) The Raman study of weathering minerals from the Coranda-Hondol open pit (Certej gold-silver deposit) and their photochemical degradation products under laser irradiation. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (6). 1027-1038 doi:10.3749/canmin.1300054
 
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