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Locality Name:
Suceava, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 430
Youngest recorded age at locality: 300

mindat Locality ID: 193300
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193300.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Suceava, Romania": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Broșteni
Cacica
Cârlibaba
Pîrteşti De Jos
Şaru Dornei (Şarul Dornei)
Suceava District
Vama

Latitude: 47°34'29"N
Longitude: 25°24'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.574722222222,25.408055555556
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 B Ba Be C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe Ge H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Ti U W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AjoiteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteAutuniteAxinite
BournoniteBrauniteBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCarpholiteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCoronadite
CorundumDanburiteDiasporeFeldsparFeroxyhyteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHumite
HydrotalciteKhademiteKieseriteLöllingiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PentlanditePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneRamsdelliteRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSerpentineSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStilpnomelaneSulphurTalcTetrahedriteTurquoiseWagneriteWurtzite
ZippeiteZircon

133 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Ajoite  (*)Akhtenskite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Argutite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Autunite  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Bannisterite  (*)
Bementite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brushite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Calderite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Cattierite  (*)
Celsian  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chatkalite  (*)Clarkeite  (*)
Coalingite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Coombsite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Crednerite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Evansite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Ferro-anthophyllite  (*)Fraipontite  (*)Franklinite  (*)Friedelite  (*)Galaxite  (*)
Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenalite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Groutite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Homilite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Khademite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Lennilenapeite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Manganbelyankinite  (*)Manganhumite  (*)Manganite  (*)Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mcgillite  (*)Minnesotaite  (*)Mogánite  (*)Mundite  (*)
Namansilite  (*)Nambulite  (*)Natronambulite  (*)Nelenite  (*)Neltnerite  (*)
Neotocite  (*)Norrishite  (*)Nsutite  (*)Para-alumohydrocalcite  (*)Paracelsian  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararealgar  (*)Penroseite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)
Planerite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Rammelsbergite  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Sarkinite  (*)Schallerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Soddyite  (*)
Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)
Takovite  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Upalite  (*)Urancalcarite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)
Uranosilite  (*)Uranospathite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vernadite  (*)Weeksite  (*)
Winchite  (*)Zellerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611013861022
Ajoite  (*)AjoiteK3Cu2+20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·8H2O110138611
Akhtenskite  (*)FeroxyhyteMnO211013865
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2110138677
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11013813250
Argutite  (*)RutileGeO2110138611
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O1101386143
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O43043011013841272
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2110138688
Bannisterite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O110138620
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)81101386173
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O1101386178
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS443030011013845516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS343030011013841089
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O1101386104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4303002101381,10138427770
Calderite  (*)GarnetMn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3110138617
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4110138625
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4110138683
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS2110138630
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)1101386100
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11013794979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2430300110138427198
Chatkalite  (*)NoneCu6FeSn2S811013868
Clarkeite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)O(OH)·nH2O430430110138418
Coalingite  (*)HydrotalciteMg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O110138627
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O4304301101384566
Coombsite  (*)NoneKMn2+13(Si,Al)18O42(OH)1411013863
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161101386227
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61101386310
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2110138635
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161101386599
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21101386327
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O110138656
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1101386551
Ferro-anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)211013865
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4110138649
Franklinite  (*)SpinelZnFe3+2O4110138652
Friedelite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)10110138640
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O4110138643
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS430300110138424243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S110138660
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)21101386286
Graphite  (*)NoneC43030011013842812
Greenalite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4110138661
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1101379717
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)110138672
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)21101386223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11013816890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11013781398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3430300110138414640
Homilite  (*)GadoliniteCa2Fe2+B2Si2O1011013868
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1101386469
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O21101386148
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O41101386172
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O4304301101384198
Khademite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)F·5H2O110138615
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)21101386234
Lennilenapeite  (*)Stilpnomelane ClayK7(Mg,Mn2+,Fe2+,Zn)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216·16H2O11013863
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)21101386210
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2110138693
Manganbelyankinite  (*)NoneMn2+(Ti,Nb)5O12·9H2O11013863
Manganhumite  (*)HumiteMn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)2110138614
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1101386770
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mn2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)211013864
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS243030011013845674
Mcgillite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)8Cl211013862
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)2110138661
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O110138643
Mundite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5.5H2O43043011013843
Namansilite  (*)NoneNaMn3+Si2O611013868
Nambulite  (*)RhodoniteLiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)110138612
Natronambulite  (*)RhodoniteNaMn2+4Si5O14(OH)11013867
Nelenite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+16As3+3Si12O36(OH)1711013864
Neltnerite  (*)BrauniteCaMn3+6O8(SiO4)11013868
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)2101381,101386186
Norrishite  (*)MicaKLiMn3+2Si4O10O211013865
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x1101386121
Para-alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·6H2O11013816
Paracelsian  (*)DanburiteBa(Al2Si2O8)11013863
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4303001101384767
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S4110138157
Penroseite  (*)Pyrite(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2110138614
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S843030011013841512
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O1101381105
Planerite  (*)TurquoiseAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8·4H2O110138643
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S44303001101384131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2430300110138439462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)2110138656
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22101381,1013863106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11013861725
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO32101381,101386244
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10110138625
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO31101386147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S843030011013849056
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs24303001101384233
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2110138688
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1101386177
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1101381712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11013861711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1101386969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101101386312
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O1101386293
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10430430110138495
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81101386353
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)110138630
Schallerite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+16As3+3Si12O36(OH)1711013868
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)43030011013846417
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O430430110138456
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2430430110138444
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2110138650
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32101381,1013861214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS430300110138421482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11013832045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O1101386139
Takovite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O110138618
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S16110138635
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1343030011013841803
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)2101381,101386240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1343030011013845317
Upalite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7H2O43043011013843
Urancalcarite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6·3H2O43043011013846
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO243043011013842718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O4304301101384890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O430430110138494
Uranosilite  (*)None(UO2)Si7O1543043011013842
Uranospathite  (*)None(Al,   )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O430430110138420
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1101386301
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O110138665
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O430430110138442
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2110138651
Zellerite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)(CO3)2·5H2O430430110138415
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)44304301101384175


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000668The Crucea ore deposit is found on the eastern part of the Bistrita Mountains, which is part of the Carpathians
Giersdorf_00000669The Crucea ore deposit is found on the eastern part of the Bistrita Mountains, which is part of the Carpathians
Giersdorf_00000670The Crucea ore deposit is found on the eastern part of the Bistrita Mountains, which is part of the Carpathians


3 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
Giersdorf_00000668365345355±10K-Arage is given for one of many major metamorphic events during the Hercyanian and Alpine orogeneses      193302Crucea, Suceava District, Suceava, RomaniaCruceaPetrescu et al. (2003)10.1306/eg.1218020200EG10_123Age for garnet micaschists of the Bistrita Mountains
Giersdorf_00000669312300306±6K-Arage is given for one of many major metamorphic events during the Hercyanian and Alpine orogeneses      193302Crucea, Suceava District, Suceava, RomaniaCruceaPetrescu et al. (2003)10.1306/eg.1218020200EG10_123Age for sericite-chloritic schists of the Bistrita Mountains
Giersdorf_00000670430430430U-Pb     UraniniteU193302Crucea, Suceava District, Suceava, RomaniaCruceaPetrescu et al. (2003)10.1306/eg.1218020200EG10_123Age for mineralization age of uranium bodies associated with bitumens found in the Bistrita mountains

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