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Chalcopyrite from
Melitena prospect, Iasmos, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Melitena prospect, Iasmos, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:892124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:892124:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘDobromirtsi, Kirkovo Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘThermes ore field, Myki, Xanthi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘGyudyurska mine, Erma Reka, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘZapadno Gradishte deposit, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘBellevica deposit, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘMurzian mine, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘYuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘPetrovitsa deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘBorieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘPcheloyad mine, Pcheloyad, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
References
Voudouris, Panagiotis, Melfos, Vasilios, Spry, Paul, Bindi, Luca, Moritz, Robert, Ortelli, Melissa, Kartal, Tamara (2013) Extremely Re-Rich Molybdenite from Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Prospects in Northeastern Greece: Mode of Occurrence, Causes of Enrichment, and Implications for Gold Exploration. Minerals, 3 (2) 165-191 doi:10.3390/min3020165
 
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