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Locality Name:
Kremnica (Kremnitz), Žiar Nad Hronom Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 12
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10

mindat Locality ID: 18386
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18386.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kremnica (Kremnitz), Žiar Nad Hronom Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kremnica - Lúčky Quarry
Šturec

Latitude: 48°42'14"N
Longitude: 18°54'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.703888888889,18.906111111111
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 B Ba C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H Hg In K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyrite
BaryteBerylBournoniteBruciteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronadite
CorundumCristobaliteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumHarmotomeHexahydrite
KaoliniteKlebelsbergiteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOrpimentPolybasitePyritePyrochlorePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
RömeriteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteTopazTourmaline
TridymiteUytenbogaardtiteVivianiteVoltaiteWollastonite

129 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Argentotennantite-(Zn)  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Benleonardite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cervantite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Fizélyite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heteromorphite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)
Klebelsbergite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mendozite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Mogánite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paraschachnerite  (*)
Pearceite  (*)Peretaite  (*)Periclase  (*)Petzite  (*)Plagionite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Andorite IV  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Robinsonite  (*)Römerite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Scainiite  (*)
Schachnerite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schwertmannite  (*)Selenopolybasite  (*)Andorite VI  (*)
Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stützite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tellurantimony  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tin  (*)Topaz  (*)Tridymite  (*)Uytenbogaardtite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Voltaite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S121002793
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS1210087
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)121008803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe12100489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)612100966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5121001310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3121001534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)121001588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2121003092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)121001036
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb12100363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)121003250
Argentotennantite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteAg6(Cu4Zn2)As4S131210014
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS121009052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6121002060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2121005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1210110519611547
Benleonardite  (*)PolybasiteAg15Cu(Sb,As)2S7Te41210020
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4121005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1112100843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3121001089
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)212100462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1210110519627770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)121001252
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O412100352
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O12100925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21210027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS121002600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe12100281
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18121001008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3121001797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO212100453
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O1210081
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S812100126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412100651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6121004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2121009895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12100648
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)12100180
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O12100484
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S481210054
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F121002740
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1212100663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS312100105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1210024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)121007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1210110519830554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S131210072
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O12100188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3121001544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O121011051986890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O12100290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31210014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te12100804
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S191210038
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O12100251
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1412100784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6121002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4121005591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS212100230
Klebelsbergite  (*)KlebelsbergiteSb3+4O4(SO4)(OH)21210016
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O121001271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41210014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21210012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)12100770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2121011051985674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O12100915
Mendozite  (*)NoneNaAl(SO4)2·11H2O1210028
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS212100300
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O1210043
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2121005800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O121001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21210017380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)612100128
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612100254
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se12100192
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O121002994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S312100511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)121002349
Paraschachnerite  (*)NoneAg3Hg21210011
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]12100249
Peretaite  (*)NoneCaSb3+4O4(SO4)2(OH)2·2H2O121006
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO12100114
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe212100409
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S1712100100
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]12100716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS312100733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3121001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21210039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)212100771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8121009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212102105196,10519861156
Andorite IV  (*)LillianiteAgPbSb3S6121007
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S241210034
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS12100712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)121001711
Robinsonite  (*)NonePb4Sb6S131210039
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O12100115
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12100598
Scainiite  (*)NonePb14Sb30S54O5121005
Schachnerite  (*)NoneAg1.1Hg0.91210014
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)121002705
Schwertmannite  (*)CoronaditeFe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O1210037
Selenopolybasite  (*)NoneCu(Ag,Cu)6Ag9Sb2(S,Se)9Se2121006
Andorite VI  (*)LillianiteAgPbSb3S6121008
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O312100179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)121006417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5121001516
Silver  (*)CopperAg121005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1210021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4121001934
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS412100586
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)12100446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3121011051983418
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)1210092
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS121002045
Tellurantimony  (*)TetradymiteSb2Te31210029
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe12100190
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13121001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13121005317
Tin  (*)NoneSn1210063
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2121001476
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO212100458
Uytenbogaardtite  (*)UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS21210046
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O312100369
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O12100636
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O12100111
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3121001247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)121001025


1 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
Hg-000641210 ?-?     Cinnabar, Paraschachnerite, SchachneriteHg18386Kremnica (Kremnitz), Žiar Nad Hronom Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia Lexa (2005) OGR27_50 

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