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Locality Name:
Hnilec (Hniletz; Nyilas; Nagyhnilec), Spišská Nová Ves Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 264.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 261.3

mindat Locality ID: 126264
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126264.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hnilec (Hniletz; Nyilas; Nagyhnilec), Spišská Nová Ves Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ferdinand Mine
Medvedí Potok
Peklisko

Latitude: 48°50'36"N
Longitude: 20°30'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.843333333333,20.502222222222

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 As Au B Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Pb S Sb Sn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteAutuniteBranneriteCalciteChalcopyrite
ChalcostibiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
MilleriteMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroautuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteTitanite
TopazTourmalineVivianiteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Teallite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Trögerite  (*)Tungstenite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)2264.6261.311055143419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)264.6261.311055148803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3264.6261.311055142353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2264.6261.311055142162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5264.6261.311055141310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2264.6261.311055143092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS264.6261.33105513,105514,1055159052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O264.6261.32105514,1055151272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2264.6261.311055145509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi264.6261.311055141966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3264.6261.32105514,1055151935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4264.6261.311055135516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6264.6261.32105514,105515248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)264.6261.32105513,10551427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2264.6261.311055145171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S264.6261.305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2264.6261.33105513,105514,10551527198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS264.6261.311055142600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8264.6261.311055131756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS264.6261.31105514966
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6264.6261.31105514518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6264.6261.31105514289
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3264.6261.311055141797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5264.6261.31105514344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS264.6261.311055134165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4264.6261.31105514651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6264.6261.311055144135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2264.6261.32105513,1055149895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)264.6261.31105514648
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2264.6261.31105514246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)264.6261.311055148173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O264.6261.32105513,105514814
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)264.6261.31105514551
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2264.6261.31105514129
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F264.6261.311055142740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2264.6261.32105514,1055159617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)264.6261.3110551475
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS264.6261.32105514,10551524243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS264.6261.33105513,105514,105515131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)264.6261.311055147437
Gold  (*)CopperAu264.6261.32105514,10551530554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3264.6261.311055141544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O264.6261.32105513,1055146890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3264.6261.3110551414640
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS264.6261.3035
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3264.6261.311055145433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14264.6261.31105514784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4264.6261.311055145591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4264.6261.311055141507
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2264.6261.31105514762
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6264.6261.3110551457
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)264.6261.311055141487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4264.6261.3110551414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2264.6261.32105513,10551412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2264.6261.32105514,1055155674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)264.6261.311055144924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS264.6261.32105514,1055151066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2264.6261.311055145800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)264.6261.31105514945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2264.6261.33105513,105514,10551517380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)264.6261.311055142349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS264.6261.31105515767
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2264.6261.311055142273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2264.6261.33105513,105514,10551539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8264.6261.32105514,1055159056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2264.6261.33105513,105514,10551561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2264.6261.32105514,1055155614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)264.6261.311055144894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)264.6261.311055142705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O264.6261.32105514,1055151153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)264.6261.32105513,1055146417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5264.6261.311055141516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS264.6261.32105514,10551521482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4264.6261.31105514668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3264.6261.303418
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6264.6261.31105514211
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS2264.6261.3033
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13264.6261.32105513,1055145317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)264.6261.311055141006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O264.6261.311055144899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2264.6261.311055141476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O264.6261.32105514,1055151059
Trögerite  (*)Natroautunite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4)·3H2O264.6261.3110551422
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS2264.6261.3110551428
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2264.6261.32105514,1055152718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O264.6261.3110551494
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)264.6261.31105514939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)264.6261.32105514,1055155251



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
Mo-00309264.6263263.8±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteHG-3  Molybdenite Mo126264Hnilec (Hniletz; Nyilas; Nagyhnilec), Spišská Nová Ves Co., Košice Region, SlovakiaHnilecKohút and Stein (2005)10.1007/s00710-005-0082-8MP85_117 
Mo-00310263.1261.3262.2±0.9Re-Os molybdeniteHG-3  Molybdenite Mo126264Hnilec (Hniletz; Nyilas; Nagyhnilec), Spišská Nová Ves Co., Košice Region, SlovakiaHnilecKohút and Stein (2005)10.1007/s00710-005-0082-8MP85_117 


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