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Bornite from
Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania


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Bornite, etc.

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
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Bornite, etc.

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
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Bornite, etc.

Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Chalcopyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:910166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:910166:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Bornite in this Region
Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBucium Tarnita porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘVoia Cu deposit, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘMusariu Cu-Au deposit, Mustari, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘBolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘAntoniu ore pipe, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘBlidar deposit, Băiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘBăiţa mining district, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania
References
Haidinger, Wilhelm Karl von (1843): Bericht über die Mineralien-Sammlung der K. K. Hofkammer im Münz- und Bergwesen. Carl Gerold, Wien, 156 pp.
 
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