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Locality Name:
Slovenia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 247
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15

mindat Locality ID: 21778
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21778.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Slovenia": 126
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 70

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Breznica Pod Lubnikom
Carinthia Region
Central Sava Region
Central Slovenia Region
Coastal–Karst Region
Drava Region
Gorizia Region
Karawanks (Karavankas; Karavanks)
Littoral–Inner Carniola Region
Lower Sava Region
Mura Region
Pohorje Mountains
Savinja Region
Southeast Slovenia Region
Upper Carniola Region

Latitude: 46°10'46"N
Longitude: 14°35'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.179444444444,14.592777777778
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 Be C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteAragoniteArsenolite
ArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBerylBournoniteBrookiteCalciteCeriteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichiteDansiteDescloizite
DiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetGypsum
HalotrichiteIronJohanniteKaoliniteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeta-autunite
MicaMiniumMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentPalygorskitePhosphuranylitePolybasite
PyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScheeliteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStauroliteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineWurtzite
ZippeiteZircon

157 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Argentopyrite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Churchite-(Y)  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)D'ansite-(Fe)  (*)Descloizite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Dumontite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Ferro-edenite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Francevillite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Idrialite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)
Iron  (*)Johannite  (*)Jordisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Langite  (*)Lead  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Litharge  (*)
Luzonite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesiostaurolite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Merrillite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metauranopilite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nesquehonite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ramsbeckite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Saléeite  (*)
Sapphirine  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Selenium  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Taenite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Uvanite  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Witherite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zinczippeite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11058332793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)220152105877,1059103419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5105833,105838,105857,105859,1058648803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32105833,1058362353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)62105845,105846966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11059161627
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2372015105823,105825,105827,105833,1058402734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11058451588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22105833,1058823092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)5105833,105840,105882,105890,1059123250
Argentopyrite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S3110584053
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31105930231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2372014105823,105825,105841,1059279052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61105833919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11059271272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23105833,105840,1059305509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2372018105823,105825,105833,105840,105845,105882,105890,10592711547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)61105833132
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1820152105877,1059104286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42105833,1058405516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111105833843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS311058401089
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4110583379
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO21105936700
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)110587746
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)23720125105820,105823,105824,105825,105827,105833,105840,105845,105849,105851,105853,105855,105856,105857,105870,105877,105882,105890,105893,105913,105921,105927,105930,105934,10594027770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O110583388
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11058901252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2372016105820,105823,105825,105827,105833,1058404979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1105840925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2372014105825,105833,105840,1058455707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27105833,105840,105845,105846,105878,105927,10593027198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS21105925162
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O420152105910,1059293902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11058333531
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O110585370
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS3105840,105890,1059402600
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O1105927566
Copper  (*)CopperCu3105833,105840,1058453846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3201511059101797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3105833,105840,1058454165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2105833,1058452970
D'ansite-(Fe)  (*)DansiteNa21Fe(SO4)10Cl323720111058252
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)2372014105820,105823,105825,105827378
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O110592782
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)2105845,105846481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41105845651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2105833,1058401027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22472017105825,105833,105840,105882,105890,105897,1059259895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2105822,105829648
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O110592720
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)22472421105895160
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42105845,105846910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3105833,105836,1058458173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O2372013105823,105825,105890484
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2247242110589557
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)22472421105895271
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2247242110589554
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22372014105823,105825,105890,1059259617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)24724211058951188
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O110592743
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121105833663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS24720112105820,105823,105825,105827,105833,105840,105846,105853,105890,105897,105927,10593024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2372014105823,105825,105833,1058407437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2105845,10584630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC11058332812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS2372013105823,105825,105833717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2372018105823,105825,105833,105840,105845,105890,105921,1059276890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1105890409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34105833,105840,105877,10591614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2372015105820,105823,105825,105833,1058401689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62372015105820,105823,105825,105833,1058401066
Idrialite  (*)NoneC22H14110589015
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33105833,105882,1059295433
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)2372012105823,105825123
Iron  (*)IronFe2105888,1059291089
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O110592769
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS22372011105823102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45105833,105845,105846,105882,1058905591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4201511059101507
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1105833593
Lead  (*)CopperPb1105840192
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1105840581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21105833987
Litharge  (*)NonePbO2372012105823,105825139
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS41105846198
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)22472421105895238
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)4201511059107
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11058331487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43105836,105853,10587714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25105833,105840,105845,105853,10593012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22472017105823,105825,105840,105856,105890,105897,1059275674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO2372011105823202
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2372014105823,105825,105840,105890915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg2105840,105890397
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)71105929230
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1105927388
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS2105840,105890255
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1105927443
Metauranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)(OH)10·5H2O11059275
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11058324924
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O42372011105823247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS223720111058235800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O11058331508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26105822,105832,105833,105846,105882,10592717380
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O110591280
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O620151105910229
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S33105840,105890,105930511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11058822349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1105890306
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1105833767
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1105927144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O1105927182
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]1105833716
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O1105833309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224720120105820,105823,105825,105833,105840,105845,105846,105851,105853,105864,105874,105878,105882,105890,105897,105916,105918,105921,105927,10593039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211058403106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2372014105820,105823,105833,1058401725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21105846771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22471534105817,105825,105832,105833,105836,105838,105840,105841,105844,105845,105846,105848,105857,105859,105864,105865,105874,105877,105878,105882,105886,105890,105895,105899,105900,105902,105903,105910,105916,105925,105927,105930,105936,10593761156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O110583368
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2105840,105930712
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21105833454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23105833,105845,1058645614
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10110592795
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]20151105910129
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2105832,1058332705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2105841,1058451153
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe1105845143
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O1105877241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5105833,105840,105841,105864,1059306417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O110589084
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2372016105820,105823,105825,105833,105840,1059302473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS24720113105823,105825,105827,105833,105840,105845,105846,105878,105882,105890,105897,105927,10593021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4201511059101934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32105840,1059253418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS23720111058252045
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1105929703
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133105840,105845,1059271803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11058331101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134105833,105840,105845,1058465317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11058774899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11059271059
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11059291044
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1105927628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211059272718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1105927890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O110592794
Uvanite  (*)None(UO2)2V5+6O17·15H2O (?)11059279
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O31105925369
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)1105840251
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42372017105820,105823,105824,105825,105826,105827,1058401655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS2372011105823372
Zinczippeite  (*)ZippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O11058906
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)41105927175
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3105833,105853,1058825251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20152105833,1059101025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000666The Topla zinc-lead deposit lies in carbonate rocks which are attributed to the Anisian age


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
sedexmvt-00203237201Late Triassic host rock age      3058Mežica Mines, Mežica, Carinthia Region, SloveniaMezicaTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
Giersdorf_00000666247242247-242      Galena, SphaleriteZn, Pb252548Topla Deposit, Karawanks (Karavankas; Karavanks), SloveniaTopla zinc-lead depositDrovenik (1983)10.1007/978-3-642-68988-8_10MDAEAE_88The Topla deposit is described as being found in Anisian Carbonate rocks, early Triassic
Scott-GC65_131-0001201520-15U-Th-Pbage of intrusionmonazite     106632Pohorje Mountains, SloveniaPohorje MountainsUher et al.(2014)10.2478/geoca-2014-0009GC65_131P. 131, These ages are comtemporaneous with the main crystallization and emplacement of the Pohorje pluton and adjacent volcanic rocks

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