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Locality Name:
Crucea, Suceava District, Suceava, Romania

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

mindat Locality ID: 193302
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193302.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Crucea, Suceava District, Suceava, 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
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumFluoriteLöllingiteMarcasiteNickelineNone
PentlanditePyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteZippeiteZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clarkeite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mundite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Saléeite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Soddyite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Upalite  (*)Urancalcarite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)Uranosilite  (*)Uranospathite  (*)Weeksite  (*)Zellerite  (*)
Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O43043001272
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS443030005516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS343030001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)430300027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2430300027198
Clarkeite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)O(OH)·nH2O430430018
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O4304300566
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS430300024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC43030002812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3430300014640
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O4304300198
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS243030005674
Mundite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5.5H2O43043003
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4303000767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S843030001512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S44303000131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2430300039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S843030009056
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs24303000233
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10430430095
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)43030006417
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O430430056
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2430430044
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS430300021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1343030001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1343030005317
Upalite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7H2O43043003
Urancalcarite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6·3H2O43043006
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO243043002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O4304300890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O430430094
Uranosilite  (*)None(UO2)Si7O1543043002
Uranospathite  (*)None(Al,   )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O430430020
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O430430042
Zellerite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)(CO3)2·5H2O430430015
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)44304300175


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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