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Locality Name:
U Vápna-Železná Hora, Kopanice, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 13.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.1

mindat Locality ID: 264300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-264300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "U Vápna-Železná Hora, Kopanice, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°26'38"N
Longitude: 18°47'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.443888888889,18.793055555556

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: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePyriteSerpentineSpinelVesuvianite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Antigorite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Grossular  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Spinel  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)413.410.10708
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)213.410.105509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13.410.1027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213.410.1027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13.410.108173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)13.410.101188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)313.410.101544
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413.410.1014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)213.410.1012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS213.410.105800
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)213.410.102273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213.410.1039462
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O413.410.101934
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1013.410.101395



7 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
Kristen00141511.710.1 K-Ar illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00141611.710.511.1±0.6Rb-Sr illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00141712.211.611.9±0.3K-Ar illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen001418121111.5±0.5K-Ar illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00141913.412.212.8±0.6Rb-Sr illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00142012.111.2 K-Armineralization age of deposit   Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00142112.811.2 Rb-Srmineralization age of deposit   Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 


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