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Locality Name:
Musariu Cu-Au Deposit, Mustari (Muszàri), Brad Muşariu (Brád; Muşariu), Crișcior (Criștior; Zarándkristyor; Kristyor; Körösfalva; Kreischquell), Brad, Hunedoara, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 194183
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194183.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Musariu Cu-Au Deposit, Mustari (Muszàri), Brad Muşariu (Brád; Muşariu), Crișcior (Criștior; Zarándkristyor; Kristyor; Körösfalva; Kreischquell), Brad, Hunedoara, Romania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°8'59"N
Longitude: 22°47'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.149722222222,22.799722222222

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 Au Bi Cu Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Bi Cu Fe H Hg K Mn O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteClayCopperMarcasiteMeloniteMicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelTetradymite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Altaite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Coloradoite  (*)Empressite  (*)Frohbergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hessite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nagyágite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Skinnerite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stützite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)
Tellurantimony  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Weissite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS232.60312
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe232.60489
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4232.605516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2232.60361
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2232.6027198
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe232.60169
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe232.6043
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe2232.6040
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS232.6024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu232.6030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te232.60804
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe8232.60111
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4232.6014899
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38232.6019
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2232.6017380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3232.6067
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2232.60409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2232.6039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2232.6061156
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te4232.6064
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2232.605614
Skinnerite  (*)NoneCu3SbS3232.6011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS232.6021482
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)232.6092
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4232.60337
Tellurantimony  (*)TetradymiteSb2Te3232.6029
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe232.60190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3232.60276
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe232.6031



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00223232.6Neogene      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, PyriteCu194183Musariu Cu-Au Deposit, Mustari (Muszàri), Brad Muşariu (Brád; Muşariu), Crișcior (Criștior; Zarándkristyor; Kristyor; Körösfalva; Kreischquell), Brad, Hunedoara, RomaniaMusariuSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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