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Locality Name:
Nižná Slaná (Niedersalz; Alsósajó), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

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

mindat Locality ID: 12669
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12669.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nižná Slaná (Niedersalz; Alsósajó), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Manó Deposit
Svätá Trojica Mine

Latitude: 48°43'54"N
Longitude: 20°24'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.731666666667,20.406944444444
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 C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al B Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Sb Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloritoidClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparGeocroniteKaolinite
MalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyrite
PyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTourmaline
UllmanniteVivianiteZircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Calomel  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chloritoid  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Evansite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geocronite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Greigite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Millerite  (*)Moschellandsbergite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paraschachnerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schachnerite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Violarite  (*)Willyamite  (*)Witherite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21641002105448,1054493092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1641001105448445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)16410003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1641002105448,1054499052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21641002105448,1054495509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1641002105448,10544911547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS416410005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111641001105448843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS316410011054481089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1641002105448,10544927770
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl164100110544991
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1641000925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S16410005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21641002105448,10544927198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)21641000376
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1641002105448,1054492600
Copper  (*)CopperCu16410003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16410004165
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4164100110544854
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21641002105448,1054499895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1641001105448814
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O164100110544856
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16410011054482740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1641002105448,10544924243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S231641001105448133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16410007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu164100110544930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC16410011054482812
Greigite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2S4164100062
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3164100110544814640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141641001105448784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)616410002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)416410011054485591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)16410001487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4164100110544814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164100110544812537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1641001105448770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS216410011054485674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1641001105448915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1641001105449397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS1641001105449255
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS16410011054481066
Moschellandsbergite  (*)NoneAg2Hg3164100110544924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164100017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)16410002349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1641001105448767
Paraschachnerite  (*)NoneAg3Hg2164100110544911
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S816410011054481512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21641002105448,10544939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO216410011054483106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21641000771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816410011054489056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21641002105448,10544961156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101641001105448312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216410011054485614
Schachnerite  (*)NoneAg1.1Hg0.9164100110544914
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)16410002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O16410011054481153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1641002105448,1054496417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41641001105448249
Silver  (*)CopperAg16410005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS164100110544821482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31641002105448,1054493418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131641002105448,1054495317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS1641001105448293
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41641001105448380
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS164100025
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)1641000251
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)16410011054485251


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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