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Pyrite from
Letca, Sălaj County, Romania


Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Letca, Sălaj County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:768817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:768817:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘRăzoare, Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș County, Romania
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘSăsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘDănești, Dănești village, Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘȘurdești, Șurdești village, Șișești, Maramureș County, Romania
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘDealul Crucii adit, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘAurum ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘValea Roșie ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘIojica-Bartoșa ore deposit, Bartoșa-Wilhelm ore deposit, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘMinei Hill open pit, Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘBaia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
References
Tudor Tămaș, Răzvan Ungureanu (2010)-Mineralogy of Speleothems from four caves in the Purcăreț-Boiu Mare Plateau and the Baia Mare Depression (NW Romania). Studia Universitatis Babeș-Boyai, Geologia, 55 (2), 43-49.
 
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