Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Dobšiná (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

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

mindat Locality ID: 125919
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125919.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dobšiná (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Hlboká Dolka (Steingeräusch; Tiefengründl)
Jeleniarka (Hirschkohlung)
Teliatko Serpentinite Body (Kälbel)
Zemberg-Terézia Vein System

Latitude: 48°49'26"N
Longitude: 20°23'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.823888888889,20.387777777778
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteAuricupride
BaryteBournoniteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumLöllingiteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMillerite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePhenakitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibnite
TalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVivianiteWurtziteZinkenite

131 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Awaruite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enargite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Evansite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Georgiadesite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hammarite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Krutovite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)Pargasite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)Pitticite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Saponite  (*)Schachnerite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Andorite VI  (*)
Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spherocobaltite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tschermakite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Zinkenite  (*)
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)216410011054143419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31641000315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)16410011054148803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1641000470
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO516410001310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)316410011054141534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)16410011054142734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21641002105412,1054133092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1641000445
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41641001105414708
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1641001105412363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)16410003250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31641000231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1641002105413,1054169052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O616410011054142060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe1641001105414166
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)216410005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)164100011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1641002105412,1054131966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S316410011054121935
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe2164100110541641
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS416410011054165516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS316410011054121089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)616410001633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)21641001105414462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)164100110541427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)16410011054144979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41641001105412352
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1641000925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21641004105412,105413,105414,10541627198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS21641001105412162
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O416410011054143902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O16410003531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41641001105414951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS16410002600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe1641001105416281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)816410001756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16410001025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1641000966
Copper  (*)CopperCu16410003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16410004165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21641000327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O16410002970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S16410011054161027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216410009895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1641000648
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21641000160
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41641001105416910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61641001105414944
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1641001105413814
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O164100056
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1641001105414371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16410002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF216410009617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121641000663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1641002105414,10541624243
Georgiadesite  (*)NonePb4(As3+O3)Cl4(OH)0011054146
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16410011054147437
Gold  (*)CopperAu164100030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC16410002812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)316410011054141544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O16410006890
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S9164100043
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S21641001105414205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3164100110541414640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41641001105414407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O316410005433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141641001105412784
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6164100110541380
Krutovite  (*)PyriteNiAs2164100110541411
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41641001105414359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21641000762
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS41641001105416198
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O41641001105414311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)16410011054141487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4164100110541414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164100110541312537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1641000770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS216410011054145674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1641000397
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS16410011054141066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl16410011054141107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164100017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se1641001105416192
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1641001105414633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As31641000176
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O16410011054142994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1641001105416767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2164100052
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21641000313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S816410011054141512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31641001105414495
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O1641000105
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O164100099
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)1641000140
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O1641000309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)216410001898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21641004105412,105413,105414,10541639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO216410003106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31641001105414244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816410011054149056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21641003105412,105413,10541461156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs21641000233
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101641000312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216410011054145614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1641000301
Schachnerite  (*)NoneAg1.1Hg0.9164100014
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)16410002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O16410001153
Andorite VI  (*)LillianiteAgPbSb3S616410011054128
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O31641001105412179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)16410011054126417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41641000249
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs31641000531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS164100110541421482
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)164100052
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O416410001934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S316410011054123418
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1641000589
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)216410011054143337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1316410011054161803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO16410001101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131641004105412,105413,105414,1054165317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O16410004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)216410011054142562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2164100073
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O31641001105412369
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1641000636
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41641000303
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31641001105416297
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S421641001105412228


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
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 

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