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Kaolinite from
Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roșia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:620346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:620346:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRoşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romania
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘValea Morii prospect (Valei Morii prospect), Crișcior, Hunedoara County, Romania
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘVoia Cu deposit, Băița, Hunedoara County, Romania
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘBolcana Mine, Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘPestera din Valea Rea, Pietroasa, Bihor County, Romania
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘTalagiu Cu-Au deposit, Chisindia, Arad County, Romania
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘCioclovina cave, Boșorod, Hunedoara County, Romania
84.4km (52.4 miles) ⓘPeștera Vântului (Wind Cave), Șuncuiuș clay mine, Pădurea Craiului Mountains, Bihor County, Romania
References
Milu, Viorica, Milesi, Jean-Pierre, Leroy, Jacques Léon (2004) Rosia Poieni copper deposit, Apuseni Mountains, Romania: advanced argillic overprint of a porphyry system. Mineralium Deposita, 39 (2). 173-188 doi:10.1007/s00126-003-0390-z
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
 
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