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Sphalerite from
Bučim Mine (Bucim Mine; Buchim Mine; Bučim deposit), Radoviš Municipality, North Macedonia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bučim Mine (Bucim Mine; Buchim Mine; Bučim deposit), Radoviš Municipality, North Macedonia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:902246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:902246:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Vrshnik ore body, Bučim Mine (Bucim Mine; Buchim Mine; Bučim deposit), Radoviš Municipality, North Macedonia
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘZletovo Mine, Kratovo-Zletovo ore district, Probistip Municipality, North Macedonia
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘKadiica deposit (Bukovik-Kadiica deposit; Kadica deposit), Berovo Municipality, North Macedonia
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘSasa Mine, Makedonska Kamenica Municipality, North Macedonia
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘRuen deposit, Osogove ore field, Osogovo Mountains, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘOsogovo Mountains, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘToranica Pb-Zn deposit, Kriva Palanka Municipality, North Macedonia
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘVathi, Kilkis, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘPolykastro deposit, Paionia, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘPontokerassia deposit, Kilkis, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘKoronouda occurrence, Kilkis, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
References
Petrunov, R., Serafimovski, T., & Dragov, P. (2001). New finding of PGE-mineralisation in porphyry-copper environment-the Bučim deposit, Macedonia: preliminary microscope and microprobe data. In ABCDGEODE 2001 Workshop Vata Bai, Romania (Vol. 79, pp. 79-80).
Serafimovski, T., Tasev, G. & Stefanova, V. (2013): Rare mineral phases related with major sulphide minerals in the Bučim porphyry copper deposit, R. Macedonia. Geologica Macedonica, 27(1), 43-54.
Filev, Kiril and Serafimovski, Todor and Gjorgjiev, Lazar and Tasev, Goran and Mitev, Mite and Stojanov, Metodi (2016) The Vrshnik ore body a possitive [sic] example for exploration, exploitation and filling in the Buchim copper mine, Eastern Macedonia. Special Issue of Geologica Macedonica, 4 (2), 613-618. https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/16342/7/GeolCongr%202016%20The%20Vrshnik%20Filev.pdf
 
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