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Locality Name:
Alba, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 14684
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14684.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alba, Romania": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Abrud (Abrudbánya; Gross-Schlatten; Abruttus)
Baia De Arieş (Offenbánya)
Bucium Commune
Gârda De Sus
Lupșa Commune
Pianu Commune
Roşia Montanã Commune
Zlatna (Zalatna; Zalathna)

Latitude: 46°24'41"N
Longitude: 22°59'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.411388888889,22.988333333333
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyrite
BaryteBerthieriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGermaniteGypsumHalotrichiteKaolinite
MalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasite
PyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StarkeyiteStauroliteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTridymiteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

108 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Alburnite  (*)
Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Apjohnite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Dietrichite  (*)Digenite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Evansite  (*)Frohbergite  (*)Galena  (*)Germanite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ice  (*)
Ikaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jôkokuite  (*)Kalinite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Krennerite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Muthmannite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)
Pigeonite  (*)Pirquitasite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Platinum  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12.879.162100983,1009872793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211009853419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS12.8710.21100987312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)235.32100970,1009838803
Alburnite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeTe2S412.8710.211009881
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe235.34100965,100970,100987,100988489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)612.879.162100983,100987966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O12.8710.21100987272
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212.8710.211009872162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511009851310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)9.429.1611009831588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212.8710.211009873092
Apjohnite  (*)HalotrichiteMn2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.2110098728
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS6235.33100974,100983,10098762
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs1100965379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS235.34100965,100970,100983,1009879052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2235.311009705509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)235.33100970,100987,10098911547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S412.8710.21100987343
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4235.34100970,100974,100982,1009835516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)235.36100970,100979,100987,100988,100991,10099427770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6235.33100974,100983,10098791
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)235.311009704979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS12.8710.2110098742
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S235.311009705707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2235.36100970,100974,100983,100985,100987,10098827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2100991,1009921382
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O12.8710.21100987382
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311009851797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS235.33100970,100974,1009834165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)9.429.161100983481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49.429.161100983651
Dietrichite  (*)HalotrichiteZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.2110098715
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S9.429.1611009831027
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4235.33100970,100974,100983910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9.429.162100983,1009858173
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O12.8710.22100965,10098756
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe2110099440
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS235.36100965,100970,100974,100983,100987,10098824243
Germanite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13Fe2Ge2S16235.32100974,10098333
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12.8710.22100985,1009877437
Gold  (*)CopperAu235.310100965,100970,100971,100974,100983,100985,100987,100988,100991,10099430554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S139.429.16110098372
Graphite  (*)NoneC11009852812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O9.429.1611009836890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl9.429.1611009831398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.21100987409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3235.33100970,100983,10098514640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te235.37100970,100983,100987,100988,100991,100992,100993804
Ice  (*)Amorphous TridymiteH2O110097959
Ikaite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·6H2O110097912
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312.8710.22100985,1009875433
Jôkokuite  (*)ChalcanthiteMn2+(SO4)·5H2O12.8710.211009877
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O12.8710.2110098754
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412.879.162100983,1009875591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe82100965,100994111
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411009851507
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4235.32100974,100983198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4235.34100974,100983,100985,10098714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2235.3110097012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)235.31100970770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2235.34100970,100974,100983,1009875674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O12.8710.21100987915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2235.32100974,1009835800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2235.34100970,100983,100985,10098717380
Muthmannite  (*)NoneAuAgTe211009657
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3110096567
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]12.8710.21100987249
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2235.32100970,100987409
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.21100987265
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O612.8710.21100987303
Pirquitasite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteAg2ZnSnS412.8710.211009876
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)1100965140
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1100985485
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]12.879.162100983,100987716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS312.879.162100983,100987733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3235.311009701425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2235.38100965,100970,100974,100983,100985,100987,100988,10099439462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl235.311009701725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)29.429.161100983771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8235.32100974,1009859056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212.879.166100983,100987,100988,100991,100992,10099661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)235.34100965,100970,100987,1009881711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)12.8710.22100987,100988969
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O12.8710.21100987293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO29.429.162100983,1009855614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12.8710.211009876417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511009851516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS235.38100965,100970,100974,100983,100987,100988,100992,10099421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411009851934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1100985978
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS412.8710.21100987586
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)69.429.161100983105
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4235.35100965,100967,100970,100987,100988337
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl9.429.161100983275
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212.8710.22100985,1009873337
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO2110099452
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe3100965,100995,100996190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te39.429.161100983276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S139.429.162100965,1009831803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13235.37100970,100971,100974,100983,100987,100988,1009915317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11009854899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211009852562
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O12.8710.21100987636
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)69.429.16110098362
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11009855251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11009851025
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl9.429.16110098386


5 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
PorphCu-00678235.3Miocene      Albite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, PyriteCu236806Bucium Tarnita Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Bucium (Bucsony; Bucsum; Bucsim), Bucium Commune, Alba, RomaniaBucium TarnitaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-001349.429.169.42 - 9.16Ar-Ar     Albite, Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Svanbergite, Woodhouseite, ZunyiteCu68257Rosia Poieni Mine, Mușca (Muska; Kismuska; Muszka; Russendorf; Russenhof), Lupșa Commune, Alba, RomaniaRosia PoieniSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Kristen00191712.8712.6912.78±0.0940Ar/39Armineralization age of (vein?) systemadularia     2607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaCetate Pit, Roşia MontanăManske et al. (2004) RJMD81_122tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1090
Kristen00191812.8412.5812.71±0.1340Ar/39Armineralization age of (vein?) systemadularia     2607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaCetate Pit, Roşia MontanăManske et al. (2004) RJMD81_122tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1091
Kristen00191911.810.211±0.840Ar/39Arend of eruptive activity in maar/diatreme complexhornblende     2607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaRoşia MontanăManske et al. (2004) RJMD81_122tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1092

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