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Bulqiza Mine (Bulqizë Mine), Bulqizë, Dibër County, Albaniai
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Bulqiza Mine (Bulqizë Mine)Mine
BulqizëMunicipality
Dibër CountyCounty
AlbaniaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 29' 20'' North , 20° 13' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.48910,20.22248
GRN:
N28E11
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bulqizë11,212 (2013)0.3km
Klos683 (2012)11.5km
Burrel15,405 (2012)22.3km
Debar18,074 (2014)25.4km
Peshkopi14,848 (2012)27.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
27543
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27543:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bulquize Mine


Podiform chromite deposit in the Mirdita ophiolite (strongly serpentinised here).

Coordinates are approximate.

Truche et al. (2024) report elevated outgassing rate of 84% (by volume) of H2 from the deep underground Bulqizë chromite mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Albania
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

https://www.scinexx.de/news/geowissen/unterirdisches-wasserstoff-reservoir-entdeckt/
Junge, Malte, Kolb, Ann-Christin, Wittenberg, Antje, Sievers, Henrike, Gega, Dashamir, Onuzi, Kujtim (2021) Mineralogical characterization of podiform chromitite deposits in the Mirdita Ophiolite, Albania. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, 172 (1) 1-17 doi:10.1127/zdgg/2021/0266
Truche, Laurent, Donzé, Frédéric-Victor, Goskolli, Edmond, Muceku, Bardhyl, Loisy, Corinne, Monnin, Christophe, Dutoit, Hugo, Cerepi, Adrian (2024) A deep reservoir for hydrogen drives intense degassing in the Bulqizë ophiolite. Science, 383 (6683) 618-621 doi:10.1126/science.adk9099
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