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Locality Name:
Pilica Cu-Au Deposit, Zawiercie Co., Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 343
Youngest recorded age at locality: 343

mindat Locality ID: 206142
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206142.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pilica Cu-Au Deposit, Zawiercie Co., Silesian Voivodeship, Poland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°28'0"N
Longitude: 19°37'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.466666666667,19.616666666667

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 Au Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumFeldsparKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyrite
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bornite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)34334308803
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS434334305516
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S43433430154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO234334305171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S34334305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2343343027198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS343343024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu343343030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3343343014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)434334305591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4343343014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS234334305800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2343343017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2343343039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO234334305614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)34334304894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS343343021482



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
PorphCu-00358343343Middle or Upper Paleozoic      Albite, Bornite, Carrollite, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Scheelite, SphaleriteCu206142Pilica Cu-Au Deposit, Zawiercie Co., Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPilicaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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