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Locality Name:
Boranja Orefield, Podrinje District, Serbia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 193099
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193099.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Boranja Orefield, Podrinje District, Serbia": 41
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 39

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Beleg Deposit
Brasina Deposit
Dolič Deposit
Dolovi Deposit
Duga Kosa Deposit
Eminova Voda Deposit
Ivice Deposit
Kik Deposit
Kolarice Deposit
Kram Deposit
Krupanj
Lipnik Deposit
Ljubovija
Mamutovac Deposit
Mićići Deposit
Mlakva Deposit
Mlakve Deposit
Mustapić Deposit
Padine Deposit
Pajići Deposit
Plandište Spasovnica Deposit
Postanje Deposit
Ravnaja Deposit
Rovine Deposit
Rupe Deposit
Sokograd Deposit
Vinogradi Deposit
Zavorje Deposit
Žižak Deposit

Latitude: 44°21'46"N
Longitude: 19°16'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.362777777778,19.276111111111

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Bi C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H Hg Ni O Pb S Sb Sn Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDomeykiteEpidoteFluoceriteFluoriteGarnetGeocronite
KobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OrpimentPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStibniteSulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteValleriiteWurtziteZinkenite

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cannizzarite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Duranusite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Falkmanite  (*)Fizélyite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)
Fülöppite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Gold  (*)Gratonite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Koutekite  (*)
Lead  (*)Litharge  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Nuffieldite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Otavite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Robinsonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Domeykite-β  (*)Twinnite  (*)Ustarasite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)235.30254
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31104796315
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2235.302162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311047961534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)235.302734
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs1104807379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3235.30231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11048079052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211047965509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)235.3110481111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2104796,1048141966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311048141935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111104807843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3235.301089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb1104814175
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2235.30361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3104796,104803,10480727770
Cannizzarite  (*)NonePb8Bi10S23110479641
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)235.304979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O42104797,104803352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11048145707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22104796,10481427198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS235.302600
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51104796344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS235.304165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32104796,104814802
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8235.30126
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211048079895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As110481473
Duranusite  (*)NoneAs4S235.308
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11047968173
Falkmanite  (*)NonePb3Sb2S6235.3017
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S48235.3054
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2235.309617
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3235.30105
Fülöppite  (*)NonePb3Sb8S15235.3055
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3104796,104807,10481424243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23235.30133
Gold  (*)CopperAu110479630554
Gratonite  (*)NonePb9As4S15110480724
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS235.30717
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110479614640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14235.30784
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS22104803,104807230
Koutekite  (*)NoneCu5As2110481418
Lead  (*)CopperPb1104814192
Litharge  (*)NonePbO1104814139
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)235.30451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42104796,10481414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110479612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2235.305674
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS235.30255
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3110480787
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211048145800
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1104814633
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7235.3032
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31104807511
Otavite  (*)CalciteCd(CO3)235.3025
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S171104807100
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1104814494
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3235.301425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23104796,104807,10481439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82104796,1048149056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22104803,10480761156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1104807712
Robinsonite  (*)NonePb4Sb6S13110480739
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2235.305614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2104796,1048144894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O235.301153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O31104807179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)235.306417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11048145186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)235.302473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3104796,104807,10481421482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4235.30668
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1104803446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33104803,104807,1048083418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11048032045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13235.301803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1104796510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13235.305317
Domeykite-β  (*)FluoceriteCu3As11048146
Twinnite  (*)SartoritePbSbAsS4110480716
Ustarasite  (*)NonePb(Bi,Sb)6S10235.309
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O31104807369
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]1104796237
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S421104807228



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
sedznpb-00395235.3Tertiary (Miocene?)        62237Veliki Majdan Mine, Ljubovija, Boranja Orefield, Podrinje District, SerbiaVeliki MajdanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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