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Calcite from
Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:838776
Long-form Identifier:1:3:838776:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Cârnicel vein, Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘBucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘBotești, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘFaţa Băii, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘAlmas-Stanija ore field, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘPotingani zeolite occurrence, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘLarga, Stănija, Buceș, Hunedoara County, Romania
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘScărișoara Cave, Gârda de Sus, Alba County, Romania
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘValea Arsului quarry, Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘZidită Cave, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘCacova Ierii, Iara, Cluj County, Romania
References
Komotauer, S.K. (1983) Mineralarten im Bild: Calcit, Kalkspat, CaCO3 [Mineral types in the picture: Calcite, Calc spar, CaCO3]. Mineralien Magazin, 7 (9). p.392-400.
al României, I.G. (2003) The 5th Symposium of the Baia Mare Branch Of The Geological Society Of Romania, 4-5.
IATAN, E. L., & Bilal, E. (2016). New compositional data concerning Au-Ag alloys from the northern part of Roşia Montană deposit, Metaliferi Mountains, Romania. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits, 89(1-2), 55-58.
 
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