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Locality Name:
Danková, Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 76

mindat Locality ID: 123712
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123712.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Danková, Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 B C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetKornerupine
MarcasiteMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedriteVesuvianite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Corundum  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
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)21647603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1647608803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51647601310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31647601534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4164760708
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61647602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16476027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216476027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41647603902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4164760951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81647601756
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31647601797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61647604135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6164760944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)164760371
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16476024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316476014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4164760407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31647605433
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)216476068
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4164760359
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4164760311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416476014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21647605674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1647601066
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81647601512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216476039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81647609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216476061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21647605614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51647601516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16476021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21647603337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131647605317
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101647601395



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 
Hg-0005612076      YesCinnabar, Mercury, SchachneriteHg12692Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia Hurai et al. (2006); Hurai et al. (2008)   


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