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Locality Name:
Sântimbru-Băi, Harghita, Romania


mindat Locality ID: 193306
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193306.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sântimbru-Băi, 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

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 Ca Ce Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Na O P S Sb Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Ca Ce F Fe H Hg K Mg Na O P S Sb Si Sr Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenoliteBaryteChalcanthiteClayCorundumDiasporeDufréniteGypsumKaolinite
LepidocrociteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPalygorskitePyritePyrophylliteQuartz
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTopazTourmaline

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenolite  (*)Baryte  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dravite  (*)
Dufrénite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pararealgar  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Quenstedtite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderotil  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O30231
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS02600
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)0481
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O0139
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6073
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg0397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS0255
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S30511
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O0306
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S4057
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)20771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Quenstedtite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·11H2O017
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O084
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652



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