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Locality Name:
Krásnohorské Podhradie (Krásna Horka-Podhradie; Krasznahorkaváralja), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

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

mindat Locality ID: 125393
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125393.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Krásnohorské Podhradie (Krásna Horka-Podhradie; Krasznahorkaváralja), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°39'30"N
Longitude: 20°37'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.658333333333,20.617777777778

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 Mg Mn Na O S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg Mg Mn Na O S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparLepidocrociteMalachite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRhodoniteRutileSerpentineSpinelTetrahedriteTourmaline

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Covellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)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)16410008803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)216410003092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41641000708
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)216410005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)164100011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS416410005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)164100027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S16410005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2164100027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS16410002600
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16410004165
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16410007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3164100014640
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1641000581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4164100014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164100012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1641000770
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2164100039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO216410003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2164100061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)16410001711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1641000969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216410005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)16410002705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)16410006417
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1316410005317



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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