Techereu, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Techereu | - not defined - |
| Balșa | Municipality |
| Hunedoara County | County |
| Romania | Country |
Techereu, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 5' 33'' North , 23° 4' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Poiana | 164 (2013) | 1.3km |
| Almașu de Mijloc | 238 (2013) | 4.0km |
| Almașu Mic de Munte | 128 (2013) | 4.1km |
| Almaşu Mare | 1,649 (2012) | 4.2km |
| Voia | 190 (2013) | 6.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tekerő
Five genetic types of quartz varieties are present: (1) chalcedonies associated to the Mesozoic “ophiolitic” complex; (2) polychromatic jaspers in Cretaceous conglomerates; (3) variously-coloured chalcedonies in Paleogene rhyolites; (4) siliceous nodules, jaspers and silicified wood within the Almaşu Mare Gravel (Badenian); (5) reworked chalcedonies and jaspers in Quaternary deposits.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Bloodstone' Formula: SiO2 Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper Reference: Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Milk Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Carnelian | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Bloodstone' | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Bloodstone | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Bloodstone | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Milk Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Zepharovich, V. (1859): Mineralogisches Lexicon für das Kaiserthum Österreich. I. Band. Wilhelm Braumüller, Wien.
Koch, A. (1885): Erdély ásványainak kritikai átnézete [Critical review of the minerals of Transylvania]. Orvos-Természettud. Társulat, Kolozsvár (in Hungarian).
Primics, G. (1886): Das Vorkommen der derben Quarzvarietäten bei Tekerő. Földtani Közlöny, 16, 347-353.
Mârza, I. (1999): Câmpul gemologic Techereu [The Techereu gemological field]. Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geologia, 44/1, 57-66 (in Romanian with English abstract).
Mârza, I., Constantina, C., Fodor, Ş. & Bodnariuc, A. (1999): Mineralogical and gemological considerations about silicolites in association with Paleogene rhyolites from Techereu (Apuseni Mountains). Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geologia, 44/1, 119-128.
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Techereu, Balșa, Hunedoara County, Romania