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Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș Co., Romania

Latitude: 47°30'N
Longitude: 23°15'E

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Herja (Herzsa), Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya)

This old mine has been producing some of the world's finest well crystallized specimens for over a century. The mine is located close to the small village of Chiuzbaia (formerly Kisbánya), 7 km ENE of Baia Mare. (Note: Geographically, the Herja mine belongs to Baia Mare, but old specimens from Herja mine are usually labeled as Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya).)

According to Cook and Damian (1997) all the lead antimony sulfosalts are As-free.

Mineral List

64 entries listed. 54 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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References

- Petrulian, N. S. (1931): Mineralographic examination of the lead and zinc deposits of Herja, Transylvania, Roumania. Anuar. inst. geol. Romaniei 16, 539-573.
- Koch, S. (1963): Antimonit von Herja/Kisbánya, Rumänien. Aufschluss, 14 (4), 85ff. (in German).
- Borcos, M., Lang, B., Bostinescu, S. & Gheorghita, I. (1975): Neogene hydrothermal ore deposits in the volcanic Gutii Mountains. III. Dealul Crucii-Baiut district. A. Herja, Baia Sprie and Suior ore deposits. Revue Roumaine de Geologie, Geophysique et Geographie: Geologie, 19, 21-35.
- Huber, P. & Muresan, I. (1996): Die Erzlagerstätte Herja - Eisen-, Blei- und Antimonminerale aus der Erzlagerstätte Herja (Herzsabánya). Lapis, 21 (7), 27ff. (in German).
- Huber, P. & Muresan, I. (1996): Mineralienübersicht der wichtigsten Bergbaue des Bezirkes Maramures. Lapis, 21 (7), 60. (in German).
- Cook, N. J. & Damian, G. S. (1997): New data on "plumosite" and other sulfosalt minerals from the Herja hydrothermal vein deposit, Baia Mare district, Rumania. Geologica Carpathica 48, 387-399.
- Brandstetter, R. (1999): Aktuelle mineralogische Notizen aus Maramures, Rumänien - Funde und Sammler-Informationen aus den Jahren 1997/1998. Lapis, 24 (3), 31-33. (in German).
- Papp, Gábor, Alan J. Criddle, Chris J. Stanley, László Kriston and Géza Nagy (2007): Parajamesonite revisited: background of the discreditation of an enigmatic mineral species. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 100, 495-502.

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- http://www.geologie.uni-halle.de/igw/mingeo/Exkursion/day2609.htm

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