Metaliferi Mountains
Metaliferi Mountains (Romanian: Munţii Metaliferi, Hungarian: Erdélyi-érchegység), meaning Ore Mountains, are in the Carpathian Mountain Range and are a division of the Apuseni Mountains. Poieniţa Peak is located among the Metaliferi. The range also includes the Detunatele, a pair of basalt peaks with columnar jointing. The Roșia Poieni copper mine and several communities are in the area. There are also several lakes (List of lakes of Romania).
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Mada Gorge (Cheile Măzii or Madei) in the Munţii Metaliferi mountains
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Lacerta bilineata at Plesa mare peak in the Metaliferi mountains
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Further reading
- Evolution of the lito-genetic processes (Evoluția proceselor litogenetice), in The Geological Evolution of the Metaliferic Mountains (Evoluția geologică a Munților Metaliferi"), Editura Academiei, (in collaboration with M. Lupu), 1969
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