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Hematite from
Davidkovo ore field, Davidkovo, Banite Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Davidkovo ore field, Davidkovo, Banite Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:891616
Long-form Identifier:1:3:891616:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘDroujba mine, Djurkovo Complex, Laki, Laki Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘBarren skarn, Laki, Laki Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘLaki tailings dam, Laki, Laki Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘAngel Yanakiev Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘBorieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘPetrovitsa deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘPechinsko Pass pegmatite, Strashimir mine, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘStrashimir pegmatite, Strashimir mine, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘDobromirtsi, Kirkovo Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘChala mine, Spahievo ore field, Spahievo, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
References
Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR
 
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