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Locality Name:
Gelnica (Göllnitz), Gelnica Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 76

mindat Locality ID: 125714
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125714.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gelnica (Göllnitz), Gelnica Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cenderling Mine (Zenderling)
Gelnica - Cechy
Perlová Valley (Grellenseifen)

Latitude: 48°50'6"N
Longitude: 20°55'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.835,20.932222222222
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBournonite
BranneriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteKobelliteLepidocrociteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTourmaline
VivianiteZinkeniteZircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kobellite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Marrucciite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scainiite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Uraninite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2260762105296,1052973419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3260762105296,105297315
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS260762105296,105297312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)260763105295,105296,1052978803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22607611052952162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2260763105295,105296,1052973092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O260762105296,105297445
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4260761105296246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)260763105295,105296,1052973250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS260763105295,105296,1052979052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3260761105296544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2260763105295,105296,1052975509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260763105295,105296,10529711547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi260762105296,1052971966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3260762105296,1052971935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42607605516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11260762105295,105296843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3260763105295,105296,1052971089
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6260761105295248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6260762105296,1052971633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260763105295,105296,10529727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)260762105296,1052974979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O260760925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S260762105296,1052975707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260763105295,105296,10529727198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2260761105295162
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS260763105295,105296,1052972600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82607601756
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3260761105296127
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS260762105296,105297966
Copper  (*)CopperCu2607611052963846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4260761105296109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4260761105296175
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5260762105296,105297344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS260762105296,1052974165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O260762105296,1052972970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2260762105296,105297144
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62607604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2260763105295,105296,1052979895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2607611052952740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260763105295,105296,10529724243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS260762105296,105297131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)260763105295,105296,1052977437
Gold  (*)CopperAu260762105296,10529730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O260762105296,1052976890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260763105295,105296,10529714640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14260762105295,105296784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4260763105295,105296,1052975591
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S35260763105296,105297,10529887
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O260762105296,105297593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)260762105296,105297581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260763105295,105296,10529714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260762105296,10529712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)260762105296,105297770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2260763105295,105296,1052975674
Marrucciite  (*)NoneHg3Pb16Sb18S462607611052952
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O260760915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg260763105295,105296,105297397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS260763105295,105296,105297255
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260763105295,105296,10529717380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs260762105296,105297633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3260762105296,105297176
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)260761105296492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2607611052962994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS260762105296,105297767
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O260762105296,105297309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260763105295,105296,10529739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2260763105295,105296,1052973106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8260762105296,1052979056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260763105295,105296,10529761156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)260762105296,105297969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10260760312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2260763105295,105296,1052975614
Scainiite  (*)NonePb14Sb30S54O52607611052955
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)260763105295,105296,1052972705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)260763105295,105296,1052976417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2607611052965186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3260762105296,105297531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260762105296,10529721482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3260763105295,105296,1052973418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132607601803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13260763105295,105296,1052975317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22607611052952718
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4260762105296,105297380
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42260763105295,105296,105297228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2607611052955251


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-0011426076 Re-Os, U-Pb-Th     Cinnabar, MarrucciiteHg125714Gelnica (Göllnitz), Gelnica Co., Košice Region, Slovakia Kohút and Stein (2005); Hurai et al. (2006)   

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