Metaliferi Mountains

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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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Detunata goala, one of the two Detunatele columnar jointing formations of basalt

Metaliferi Mountains (Munţii Metaliferi), meaning Ore Mountains, are located 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).

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