(Herja (Herzsa), Chuizbaia (Kisbánya))
This old mine has been producing some of the world's finest well crystallized specimens for over a century. The mine is near Chuizbaia (formerly Kisbánya), 7 km ENE of Baia Mare.
According to Cook and Damian (1997) all the lead antimony sulfosalts are As-free.
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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Map Reference: 47°30'N , 23°15'E
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