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Locality Name:
Rožňava Mine (Nadabula), Rožňava (Rosenau; Rozsnyó), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

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

mindat Locality ID:
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Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rožňava Mine (Nadabula), Rožňava (Rosenau; Rozsnyó), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Artúr Vein
Bernardi Vein
Sadlovský Vein
Štefan Vein

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 As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiaspore
FeldsparMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTourmalineUllmannite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1641004105474,105475,105476,1054778803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21641004105474,105475,105476,1054773092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1641003105475,105476,1054779052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21641002105475,1054765509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1641002105474,10547511547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S316410011054761935
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31641003105475,105476,1054771089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1641002105474,10547527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21641004105474,105475,105476,10547727198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1641002105475,1054772600
Copper  (*)CopperCu16410011054763846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O16410011054762970
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16410011054752740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1641002105475,10547724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1641002105475,1054767437
Gold  (*)CopperAu164100110547530554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31641002105474,10547514640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141641002105476,105477784
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1641002105475,1054761487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21641002105475,10547612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21641002105475,1054765674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1641002105475,1054761066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21641004105474,105475,105476,10547717380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1641003105475,105476,105477767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81641002105475,1054761512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21641004105474,105475,105476,10547739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21641004105474,105475,105476,10547761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21641003105475,105476,1054775614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1641003105475,105476,1054772705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1641004105474,105475,105476,1054776417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41641002105475,105476249
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs31641001105475531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1641003105475,105476,10547721482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131641004105474,105475,105476,1054775317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS1641002105475,105476293



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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R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
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R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
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