Neighbouring regions:	Băiuț, Maramureș Co., Romania Șișești Commune, Maramureș Co., Romania

Ancient and historic mining town, known since 1336 and in modern times extended up to its maximum by Ceausescu's mining policies.
Located 30 km east of Baia Mare and famous for its deposits of lead, zinc, manganese, as well as small quantities of gold, silver, barium and antimony.
From the mines of this locality have been extracted samples of exceptional beauty and value worldwide, in major collections.
In particular, the mines have produced the world's most beautiful tetrahedrites, by size, arrangement and lustre.

Current situation: since 2008 all the mines are closed; adits are sealed, water pumps are off and the external structures demolished or about to be demolished.

For several years rumours persist about foreign investors, but now are slow to manifest themselves in reality.

Formerly known as Kapnik, Hungary (during the Austro-Hungarian empire).


Smoky quartz specimen showing split growth ("artichoke quartz") like the one on the photo are artificially irradiated. Photos of such specimens should be labeled "quartz", not "smoky quartz".

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58 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Regional Geology

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Cenozoic 0 - 66 Ma ID: 3184425	Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Cenozoic (0 - 66 Ma) Lithology: Felsic volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]
Neogene 2.588 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3162663	Neogene andesite Age: Neogene (2.588 - 23.03 Ma) Lithology: Major:{andesite}, Minor{rhyolite,rhyodacite} Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147]

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