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Locality Name:
Ditrău (Ditró), Harghita, Romania


mindat Locality ID: 214594
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-214594.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ditrău (Ditró), Harghita, Romania": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Jolotca (Orotva)
Paraul Baia
Piricske-Ujhavas Dome

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

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K La Ln Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ta Te Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Th Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteBaddeleyiteBastnäsite
BerylBrookiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCeriteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClay
ColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDollaseiteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
FornaciteGarnetLanthaniteLepidocrociteLillianiteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParisitePectolitePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteTitanite
TridymiteWollastoniteWurtziteWöhleriteZircon

114 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aeschynite-(Nd)  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)
Albite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cheralite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dissakisite-(Ce)  (*)
Dollaseite-(Ce)  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Halite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Heyrovskýite  (*)Hydrohalite  (*)Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanocerite-(Ce)  (*)
Mercury  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nahcolite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Törnebohmite-(Ce)  (*)
Tritomite-(Ce)  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wairakite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zeophyllite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211011763419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611011781022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O60286
Aeschynite-(Nd)  (*)Aeschynite(Nd,Ln,Ca)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)611011767
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61101176141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2101176,1011788803
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S2110117628
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1101176706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11011781627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211011762162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211011763092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)20295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11011769052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211011765509
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO21101176238
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1101176304
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311011761935
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0115
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO21101176700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3101176,101177,10117827770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O1101178232
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3110117647
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22101176,10117727198
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)2050
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2110117689
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS11011762600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6094
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61101176518
Copper  (*)CopperCu11011763846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11011764165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31101176802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611011764135
Dissakisite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Mg)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)110117611
Dollaseite-(Ce)  (*)Dollaseite EpidoteCaCe(Mg2Al)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH)110117612
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211011769895
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO41101176196
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2101176,10117724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu110117630554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl2101176,1011781398
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20209
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41101176407
Heyrovskýite  (*)LillianitePb6Bi2S9110117666
Hydrohalite  (*)NoneNaCl·2H2O110117617
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)110117616
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311011765433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611011762228
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O20179
Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)LanthaniteCe2(CO3)3·8H2O110117616
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0581
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS61101176128
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6110117657
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1101176451
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2093
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110117614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110117612537
Melanocerite-(Ce)  (*)ApatiteCe5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O)07
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1101176397
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11011784924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211011765800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1101176945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)110117878
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1101178884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20313
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21101176112
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)0363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211011762273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61101176121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22101176,10117739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31101176244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811011769056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22101176,10117761156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)20375
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F3110117615
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211011765614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11011766417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11011765186
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl2101176,101178444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2101176,10117721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Stillwellite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCeBSiO5019
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1101176232
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1101176510
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO20236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)11011761006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2101176,1011784899
Törnebohmite-(Ce)  (*)FornaciteCe2Al(SiO4)2(OH)023
Tritomite-(Ce)  (*)ApatiteCe5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O)019
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211011762718
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O073
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4083
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1101176939
Zeophyllite  (*)NoneCa13Si10O28(OH)2F8·6H2O110117618
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11011765251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025



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