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Magnetite from
Bucium Tarnita porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bucium Tarnita porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bucium, Bucium, Alba County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:964885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:964885:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRoșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRoşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘAlmas-Stanija ore field, Almașu Mare, Alba County, Romania
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘRovina Cu-Au deposit (Rovina-Remetea deposit), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘVoia Cu deposit, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘBolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘSăcărâmb, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘMusariu Cu-Au deposit, Mustari, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘCacova Ierii, Iara, Cluj County, Romania
References
Cioacă, Mihaela Elena; Munteanu, Marian; Qi, Liang; Costin, Gelu (2014) Trace element concentrations in porphyry copper deposits from Metaliferi Mountains, Romania: A reconnaissance study. Ore Geology Reviews, 63. 22-39 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.04.016
Pintea, Ioan, Udubaşa, Sorin Silviu, Iatan, Elena Luisa, Berbeleac, Ion, Bîrgăoanu, Daniel, Ciobotea-Barbu, Oana Claudia, Ghinescu, Eduard (2019) Microthermometry and Raman spectroscopy of fluid and melt inclusions in the alpine porphyry copper deposits from Romania: Insights on micrometallogeny. Romanian Journal of Mineral Deposits, 92 (1-2). 9-32
 
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