Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
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: 12692
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12692.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Čuntava
Danková
Gápeľ
Malá Vlčia Valley Pegmatite Vein
Martini (Georgi) Vein System
Zemberg-Terézia Vein System

Latitude: 48°50'47"N
Longitude: 20°18'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.846388888889,20.3025
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Cr F Fe H Mg Ni O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteColumbiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargite
FeldsparGarnetGypsumHexahydriteKornerupineLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMillerite
MonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePharmacosideritePyritePyrochlore
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTalc
TetrahedriteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

105 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Enargite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Fersmite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Huttonite  (*)Hydrokenopyrochlore  (*)Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)Hydroxycalciopyrochlore  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Krutovite  (*)Langite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Prismatine  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)
Retgersite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spherocobaltite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)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)21647611054203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)164762105420,1054228803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31647611054222353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51647611054201310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31647611054201534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2164765105418,105419,105421,105423,1054243092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O164762105423,105424445
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4164761105420708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)164762105424,1054253250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O164761105424194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3164761105424231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS164763105421,105423,1054249052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61647611054202060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2164762105419,1054245509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)164763105418,105419,10542411547
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe216476110542441
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4164762105418,1054245516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6164762105421,1054241633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)164763105420,105423,10542427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21647611054225171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2164766105418,105419,105420,105421,105423,10542427198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8164761105422577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41647611054203902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4164761105420951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS120763105418,105419,1054242600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe164761105424281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81647611054201756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS164762105423,105424966
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6164761105422289
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31647611054201797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1647611054244165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1647611054241027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61647611054204135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2164763105418,105419,1054249895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)164761105422648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)164761105422520
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4164761105424910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6164761105420944
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O164762105423,105424814
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)164761105420371
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O616476110542283
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F16476110542231
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F16476110542225
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1647611054222740
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12164761105418663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS164762105420,10542424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1647611054247437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1647611054246890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3164764105418,105419,105420,10542414640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4164761105420407
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O164761105424103
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)16476110542237
Hydrokenopyrochlore  (*)Pyrochlore(   ,Sb3+,Na)2Nb2O6·H2O1647611054222
Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)PyrochloreCa1.5Ta2O6(OH)16476110542210
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore  (*)None(Ca,Na,U,   )2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)16476110542210
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31647611054205433
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)216476110542068
Krutovite  (*)PyriteNiAs216476110542411
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O164762105421,105424593
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4164761105420359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2164762105423,105424762
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4164761105424198
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4164761105420311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4164762105420,10542214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164762105419,10542412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2164763105420,105423,1054245674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1647611054201066
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)164761105422945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164763105422,105423,10542417380
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O16476110542437
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs164762105423,105424633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3164762105423,105424176
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1647611054222349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS164762105423,105424767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs216476110542352
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O164761105424124
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81647611054201512
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O164761105424105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O164761105424428
Prismatine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)2212076010
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2164766105418,105419,105420,105421,105423,10542439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21647611054243106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81647611054209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2164767105418,105419,105420,105421,105422,105423,10542461156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2164761105423233
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O12076055
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2164762105420,1054245614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1647611054222705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1647611054241153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)164764105418,105419,105423,1054246417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51647611054201516
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3164762105423,105424531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS164763105420,105422,10542421482
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)16476110542452
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41207601934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21647611054203337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131647611054241803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13164765105419,105420,105421,105423,1054245317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1647611054221006
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3120760212
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101647611054201395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O164761105424636
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3164761105424297
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)164761105422939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1647611054225251


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       Cinnabar, Mercury, SchachneriteHg12692Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia Hurai et al. (2006); Hurai et al. (2008)   

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