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Metaliferi Mountains ( ro, Munții Metaliferi; hu, Erdélyi-érchegység), meaning Ore Mountains, are in the Carpathian Mountain Range and are a division of the
Metaliferi Mountains ( ro, Munții Metaliferi; hu, Erdélyi-érchegység), meaning Ore Mountains, are in the Carpathian Mountain Range and are a division of the Apuseni Mountains
The Apuseni Mountains ( ro, Munții Apuseni, hu, Erdélyi-középhegység) is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians, also called ''Occidentali'' in Romanian. Their name translates from Ro ...
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Peaks
The highest peak is , with an elevation of . The range also includes the ''Detunatele
Detunatele is a site of columnar jointing in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. ''Detunatele'' means lightning strike. The columns are made of Hexagonal crystal family, hexagonal-shaped basalt and are tall on two peaks: Detunata Goală and Detun ...
'', a pair of basalt
Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90 ...
peaks with columnar jointing
Columnar jointing is a geological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures, referred to as joints, result in the formation of a regular array of polygonal prisms, or columns. Columnar jointing occurs in many types of igneo ...
which are two of the most beautiful peaks in the Apuseni Mountains. The Roșia Poieni copper mine and several communities are in the area.
Lakes
There are several lakes nestled within the Metaliferi Mountains. Five of them are located nearRoșia Montană
Roșia Montană (, "Roșia of the Mountains"; la, Alburnus Maior; hu, Verespatak, ; german: Goldbach, Rotseifen) is a commune of Alba County in the Apuseni Mountains of western Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the Valea Roșiei, through ...
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*Lacul Mare has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1908.
*Țarinii Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1900.
*Anghel Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of , behind a long dam.
*Brazi Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of , behind a long dam.
*Cartuș Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of .
See also
*Divisions of the Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.
Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...
* List of lakes of Romania
This is a list of lakes of Romania. Notable lakes include Lake Sfânta Ana, the only crater lake in Romania, and Lake Razelm, the largest liman in the country.
Major natural lakes Glacial lakes
In volcanic craters
Karstic lakes
Behind n ...
References
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 Mountains of Romania Mountain ranges of the Western Romanian Carpathians {{Romania-geo-stub