Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 73.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 203635
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203635.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Moldova Nouă Mine (Moldova Nova; Neumoldowa; Neu-Moldava; Újmoldova; Nová Moldava)
Sasca (Sasca Montană; Szászka)

Latitude: 44°52'0"N
Longitude: 21°42'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.866666666667,21.716388888889

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	Allophane	Amphibole	Analcime	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chabazite
Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Humite
Kaolinite	Kobellite	Löllingite	Ludwigite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sepiolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilbite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Vesuvianite
Vivianite	Wollastonite	Zinkenite

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 B Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Analcime Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Brochantite Calcite Chabazite
Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Covellite Cyanotrichite Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Geocronite Gypsum Humite
Kaolinite Kobellite Löllingite Ludwigite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite Mica Millerite
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Sepiolite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilbite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Vesuvianite
Vivianite Wollastonite Zinkenite

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Allophane ()*	Analcime ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Anthophyllite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bayldonite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chondrodite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Copper ()*
Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dickite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Emplectite ()*	Epidote ()*	Euchroite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Geocronite ()*	Gold ()*
Goslarite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Krupkaite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Ludwigite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Mrázekite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pekoite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*
Realgar ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stevensite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Susannite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Vivianite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

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	65	65	1	101093	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	65	65	2	101091,101093	315
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	470
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	1627
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	73.1	65	1	101091	1588
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	73.1	65	1	101091	718
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	73.1	65	1	101091	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	65	65	1	101093	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	65	65	1	101091	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	65	65	1	101091	5509
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	65	65	1	101091	172
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	73.1	65	1	101091	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	65	65	1	101093	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	65	65	2	101091,101093	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	73.1	65	2	101091,101093	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	65	65	1	101091	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	73.1	65	1	101091	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	65	65	1	101093	154
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	73.1	65	1	101091	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	310
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	65	65	1	101091	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	65	65	1	101091	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	65	65	2	101091,101093	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	65	65	1	101091	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	65	65	2	101091,101093	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	73.1	65	1	101091	285
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	65	65	1	101091	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	65	65	1	101093	966
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	65	65	1	101093	82
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	65	65	1	101091	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	65	65	1	101093	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	65	65	1	101091	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	65	65	1	101091	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	65	65	1	101091	179
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	73.1	65	1	101091	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	65	65	1	101093	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	65	65	1	101093	4135
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	65	65	2	101091,101093	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	65	65	2	101091,101093	8173
Euchroite ()*	None	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)·3H₂O	65	65	1	101091	24
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	73.1	65	1	101091	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	65	65	2	101091,101093	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	73.1	65	1	101091	192
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	73.1	65	2	101091,101093	133
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	73.1	65	2	101091,101093	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	73.1	65	2	101091,101093	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	73.1	65	1	101091	5591
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	65	65	1	101093	80
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	65	65	1	101093	249
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	73.1	65	1	101091	134
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	65	65	2	101091,101093	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	65	65	2	101091,101093	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	65	65	1	101091	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	65	65	1	101093	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	73.1	65	2	101091,101093	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	65	65	1	101091	1508
Mrázekite ()*	None	Bi₂Cu₃(PO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂·2H₂O	65	65	1	101091	11
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	73.1	65	2	101091,101093	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	65	65	1	101093	633
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	73.1	65	1	101091	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	65	65	1	101093	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	65	65	1	101093	767
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	65	65	1	101093	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	65	65	2	101091,101093	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	65	65	2	101091,101093	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	65	65	1	101093	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	65	65	1	101093	233
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	73.1	65	1	101091	712
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	241
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	65	65	1	101093	249
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	73.1	65	1	101091	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	65	65	2	101091,101093	21482
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂	73.1	65	1	101091	57
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	268
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	73.1	65	1	101091	99
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	65	65	1	101091	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	73.1	65	1	101091	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	65	65	2	101091,101093	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	452
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	65	65	1	101093	2562
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	65	65	1	101093	106
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	65	65	1	101093	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	73.1	65	1	101091	636
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	65	65	2	101091,101093	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	65	65	2	101091,101093	1247
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	73.1	65	2	101091,101093	228

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00043	72.9	72.1	72.50±0.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	FVP2	Molybdenite		Mo	2596	Moldova Nouă Mine (Moldova Nova; Neumoldowa; Neu-Moldava; Újmoldova; Nová Moldava), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Moldova Nouă	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00044	72.76	71.96	72.36±0.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	OGR8	Molybdenite		Mo	2596	Moldova Nouă Mine (Moldova Nova; Neumoldowa; Neu-Moldava; Újmoldova; Nová Moldava), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Moldova Nouă	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00045	73.1	72.3	72.70±0.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	OGR9	Molybdenite		Mo	2596	Moldova Nouă Mine (Moldova Nova; Neumoldowa; Neu-Moldava; Újmoldova; Nová Moldava), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Moldova Nouă	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00046	72.82	72.02	72.42±0.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	ORG4	Molybdenite		Mo	2596	Moldova Nouă Mine (Moldova Nova; Neumoldowa; Neu-Moldava; Újmoldova; Nová Moldava), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Moldova Nouă	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
PorphCu-00008	65	65	65					Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Wollastonite	Cu	2596	Moldova Nouă Mine (Moldova Nova; Neumoldowa; Neu-Moldava; Újmoldova; Nová Moldava), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Moldova Noua	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00246	65	65	Laramian					Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tremolite, Wollastonite	Cu	203634	Sasca (Sasca Montană; Szászka), Moldova Nouă-Sasca Cu-Mo Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Sasca	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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