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Pyrite from
Avram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Avram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:864070
Long-form Identifier:1:3:864070:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
Arieșul Mic Valley Zone, Avram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBlidar deposit, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBăiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘArieșul Mic Valley Zone, Avram Iancu mine, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘZimbru, Sebiș, Arad County, Romania
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘRănușa Cu-U-Mo mine, Rănușa, Sebiș, Arad County, Romania
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘCiungani mine, Vaţa de Jos, Hunedoara County, Romania
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘMusariu Cu-Au deposit, Mustari, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘRovina Cu-Au deposit (Rovina-Remetea deposit), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘRoşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
References
Zajzon, N., Bûdi, N., Szakáll, S. & Mátyási, S. (2006) Preliminary Study Of The Ore Minerals Of The “Avram Iancu” Co-ni-u Ore Deposit, Bihor Mts., Romania. Acta Miner.-Petrograph.,Abstract Series 5, Szeged, p.132
Zajzon, Norbert, Szentpéteri, Krisztián, Szakáll, Sándor, Kristály, Ferenc (2015) The origin of the Avram Iancu U–Ni–Co–Bi–As mineralization, Băiţa (Bihor) metallogenic district, Bihor Mts., Romania. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 104 (7) 1865-1887 doi:10.1007/s00531-015-1175-1
 
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