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Locality Name:
Straková, Betliar (Betler; Betlér), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 126206
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126206.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Straková, Betliar (Betler; Betlér), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°43'5"N
Longitude: 20°30'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.718055555556,20.502777777778
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 As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparKobelliteLepidocrocite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteTourmalineTyroliteZinkeniteZircon

47 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Evansite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Kobellite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tintinaite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)16410008803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1641000470
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)216410003092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)16410003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS16410009052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)164100011547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S41641000343
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS416410005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111641000843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS316410001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)164100027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2164100027198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS21641000162
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O16410003531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS16410002600
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16410004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O16410002970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216410009895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16410008173
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O164100056
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS164100024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16410007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu164100030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3164100014640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141641000784
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S35164100087
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1641000581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164100012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS216410005674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)16410004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164100017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)16410002349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2164100039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816410009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2164100061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216410005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)16410002705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)16410006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS164100021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S316410003418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1316410005317
Tintinaite  (*)KobellitePb10Cu2Sb16S35164100024
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O1641000245
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1641000939
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S421641000228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)16410005251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16410001025


2 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
Emily000545164100Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous vein formation during crustal thickening triggered by Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous orogenic convergence   Yes  228102Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakiavein and metasomatic siderite deposits near RožňavaHurai et al (2010) AM28_1 
MP109_519_lower_intercept140.3137.7139±1.3 approximate age of the siderite veinshighmonazite  Yes  125867Betliar (Betler; Betlér), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, SlovakiaRožňava-Nadabula ore fieldHurai et al. (2015)10.1007/s00710-015-0389-zMP109_519Tera and Wasserburg lower intercept

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