Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 12.87
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.2

mindat Locality ID: 2607
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2607.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cârnicel Vein
Ortra Mine

Latitude: 46°18'21"N
Longitude: 23°7'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.305833333333,23.131666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Amorphous	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica
None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Starkeyite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

Acanthite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Alburnite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*
Alunogen ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Apjohnite ()*	Argyrodite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*
Cervelleite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Dietrichite ()*	Evansite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hessite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jôkokuite ()*	Kalinite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Petzite ()*
Pickeringite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Pirquitasite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Vivianite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe Ge H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe Ge H K Mg Mn O P S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copiapite Copper Corundum Diaspore Halotrichite Kaolinite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Mica
None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Starkeyite Talc Tetrahedrite Vivianite

52 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	12.87	10.2	0		2793
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	12.87	10.2	0		312
Alburnite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	12.87	10.2	1	100988	1
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	12.87	10.2	1	100988	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	12.87	10.2	0		966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		272
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	12.87	10.2	0		2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	12.87	10.2	0		3092
Apjohnite ()*	Halotrichite	Mn²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		28
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	12.87	10.2	0		62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	12.87	10.2	0		9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	12.87	10.2	1	100989	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	12.87	10.2	0		343
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	12.87	10.2	1	100988	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	12.87	10.2	0		91
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	12.87	10.2	0		42
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12.87	10.2	1	100988	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		382
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		15
Evansite ()*	Amorphous	Al₃(PO₄)(OH)₆·8H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		56
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	12.87	10.2	1	100988	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	12.87	10.2	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	12.87	10.2	1	100988	30554
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		409
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	12.87	10.2	1	100988	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	12.87	10.2	0		5433
Jôkokuite ()*	Chalcanthite	Mn²⁺(SO₄)·5H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		7
Kalinite ()*	None	KAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		54
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	12.87	10.2	0		5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	12.87	10.2	0		14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	12.87	10.2	0		5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	12.87	10.2	0		17380
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	12.87	10.2	0		249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	12.87	10.2	0		409
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		265
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	12.87	10.2	0		303
Pirquitasite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄	12.87	10.2	0		6
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	12.87	10.2	0		716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	12.87	10.2	0		733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12.87	10.2	1	100988	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12.87	10.2	1	100988	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	12.87	10.2	1	100988	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	12.87	10.2	1	100988	969
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		293
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	12.87	10.2	0		6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	12.87	10.2	1	100988	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	12.87	10.2	0		586
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	12.87	10.2	1	100988	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	12.87	10.2	0		3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	12.87	10.2	1	100988	5317
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	12.87	10.2	0		636

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID	Age Notes
Kristen001917	12.87	12.69	12.78±0.09	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization age of (vein?) system	adularia	2607	Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania	Cetate Pit, Roşia Montană	Manske et al. (2004)	RJMD81_122	tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1090
Kristen001918	12.84	12.58	12.71±0.13	40Ar/39Ar	mineralization age of (vein?) system	adularia	2607	Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania	Cetate Pit, Roşia Montană	Manske et al. (2004)	RJMD81_122	tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1091
Kristen001919	11.8	10.2	11±0.8	40Ar/39Ar	end of eruptive activity in maar/diatreme complex	hornblende	2607	Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania	Roşia Montană	Manske et al. (2004)	RJMD81_122	tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1092

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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