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Locality Name:
Bălan (Balánbánya), Harghita, Romania

mindat Locality ID: 158750
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158750.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bălan (Balánbánya), Harghita, Romania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Arsenolamprite	Arsenopyrite	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite
Chalcopyrite	Copiapite	Copper	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Malachite
Melanterite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunogen ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cymrite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*	Slavíkite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Teallite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Arsenolamprite Arsenopyrite Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite
Chalcopyrite Copiapite Copper Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Gypsum Halotrichite Malachite
Melanterite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

41 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2793
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	470
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	272
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	88
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Cymrite ()*	None	Ba(Si,Al)₄(O,OH)₈·H₂O	46
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	107
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	409
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2228
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	915
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5186
Slavíkite ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₃O)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈·98H₂O	44
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Teallite ()*	Arsenolamprite	PbSnS₂	33
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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