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Locality Name:
Rožňavské Bystré, Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

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

mindat Locality ID: 126413
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126413.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rožňavské Bystré, Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Artúr-Terézia Deposit
Mních Deposit

Latitude: 48°40'9"N
Longitude: 20°26'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.669166666667,20.446388888889

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mn Na O S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeFeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMica
NonePyriteQuartzRutileSpinelTetrahedriteTourmaline

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1641002105481,1054828803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21641002105481,1054823092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1641002105481,10548211547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1641002105481,10548227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21641002105481,10548227198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS16410011054822600
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16410011054827437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31641002105481,10548214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)416410011054815591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4164100110548214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164100110548112537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21641002105481,10548217380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41641001105481112
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21641002105481,10548239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO216410011054823106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21641002105481,10548261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21641002105481,1054825614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1641002105481,1054822705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1641002105481,1054826417
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131641002105481,1054825317



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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