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Locality Name:
Polyánka Mine, Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mts, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary

Oldest recorded age at locality: 65.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 9903
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9903.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Polyánka Mine, Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mts, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary": 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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcostibiteClayCopper
GeocroniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrochloreRocksaltSphaleriteStibnite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Realgar  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S65.52.602793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)65.52.602734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)65.52.603250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)265.52.605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)65.52.6011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)665.52.60413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O765.52.60450
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1165.52.60843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)65.52.6027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)65.52.604979
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS265.52.60162
Copper  (*)CopperCu65.52.603846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O65.52.602970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS65.52.6024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2365.52.60133
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)665.52.602228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)265.52.6012537
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S365.52.6087
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl65.52.601107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)265.52.6017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)65.52.60492
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS365.52.60733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS365.52.601425
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS65.52.60712
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)65.52.606417
Silver  (*)CopperAg65.52.605186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)65.52.602473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS65.52.6021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S365.52.603418
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O365.52.60369



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
Hg-0001765.52.6 ?-?    YesBelendorffite, Capgaronnite, Cinnabar, Iltisite, Imiterite, Kolymite, Mercury, Moschellandsbergite, PerrouditeHg1982Rudabánya, Rudabányai Mts, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary Fügedi et al. (2010) CJEES5_81 


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