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Locality Name:
Čuntava, Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 76

mindat Locality ID: 126243
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126243.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Čuntava, Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Samuel Mine

Latitude: 48°50'43"N
Longitude: 20°15'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.845277777778,20.266388888889

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg Mg O S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Cu Fe S Sb 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzTetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Dolomite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21647611054193092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21647611054195509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16476110541911547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41647605516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216476110541927198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1207611054192600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21647611054199895
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12164760663
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316476110541914640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216476110541912537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216476110541939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216476110541961156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1647611054196417
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131647611054195317



2 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 
Hg-0005612076      YesCinnabar, Mercury, SchachneriteHg12692Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia Hurai et al. (2006); Hurai et al. (2008)   


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