Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cârnicel Vein, 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: 248238
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248238.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cârnicel Vein, Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Argyrodite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Melonite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Alburnite ()*	Altaite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Hessite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe Ge Mn O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Au C Ca Cu Fe Ge Mn O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Argyrodite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Melonite None Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alburnite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	12.87	10.2	1
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	12.87	10.2	489
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	12.87	10.2	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12.87	10.2	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	12.87	10.2	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	12.87	10.2	30554
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	12.87	10.2	804
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12.87	10.2	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12.87	10.2	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	12.87	10.2	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	12.87	10.2	969
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	12.87	10.2	21482
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	12.87	10.2	337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	12.87	10.2	5317

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	Age from other Locality	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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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