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Locality Name:
Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș, Romania


mindat Locality ID: 22020
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22020.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș, Romania": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya)
Dealul Crucii Adit (Crucii Hill; Kreuzberg; Kereszthegy)
Sasar Mine
Săsar-Valea Roșie Mining Area

Latitude: 47°42'34"N
Longitude: 23°36'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.709444444444,23.610833333333

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cu F Fe Ge H Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Bi C Ca Cu Fe Ge Mg O Pb S Sb W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousArgyroditeArsenicArseniosideriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteBournonite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDiaspore
EnargiteEpidoteFluoriteGeocroniteGypsumHalotrichiteIlvaiteKaoliniteLöllingiteLillianite
MadociteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltRutileRömeriteScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibniteTetrahedrite
VivianiteWurtziteZinkenite

78 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Benavidesite  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diadochite  (*)
Diaphorite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fizélyite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Fülöppite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geocronite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Madocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Meneghinite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Plumosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Robertsite  (*)Römerite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Semseyite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stephanite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Valentinite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2101281,1012912793
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS6062
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs0379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3101281,101287,1012899052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2101281,10129111547
Benavidesite  (*)NonePb4MnSb6S1411012818
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S41101281343
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11012901966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42101281,1012905516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S115101281,101282,101287,101288,101290843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33101281,101282,1012831089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)9101281,101283,101285,101286,101287,101288,101289,101290,10129127770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1101281925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27101281,101285,101287,101288,101289,101290,10129127198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS21101281162
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)42101280,10128154
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31101281802
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O110128181
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S81101281126
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24101281,101282,101287,1012899895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS40910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11012818173
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S482101281,10128254
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211012819617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121101281663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS32101281,101282105
Fülöppite  (*)NonePb3Sb8S152101281,10128255
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS9101281,101283,101285,101286,101287,101288,101289,101290,10129124243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S231101282133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11012817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu7101281,101285,101286,101287,101289,101290,10129130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3101281,101282,1012916890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1101281409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110128114640
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)1101281197
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S144101281,101282,101287,101288784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411012855591
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21101281762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1101281451
Madocite  (*)MadocitePb19(Sb,As)16S4311012816
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110128114899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1101281770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS26101281,101285,101287,101288,101289,1012915674
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S240158
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS21101281300
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22101281,1012905800
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]0249
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O1101282105
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S171101281100
Plumosite  (*)NonePb2Sb2S5110128118
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]1101291716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31101291733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS33101281,101285,1012911425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27101281,101285,101287,101288,101289,101290,10129139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83101281,101287,1012899056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29101281,101282,101283,101285,101286,101287,101288,101289,10129161156
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24110128134
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1101281712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)5101281,101285,101286,101290,1012911711
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O110128236
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O1101281115
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O1101281293
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S213101281,101282,101283165
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O31101281179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4101281,101285,101287,1012896417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2101290,1012915186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS8101281,101282,101285,101287,101288,101289,101290,10129121482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS42101285,101291586
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1101281446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S311012813418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1301803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S135101281,101285,101287,101289,1012905317
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O31101281369
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1101281636
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S422101281,101282228



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061026Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș, Romaniahttps://rruff.info/R061026
R090068Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș, Romaniahttps://rruff.info/R090068
R080087Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia (Kisbánya), Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Maramureș, Romaniahttps://rruff.info/R080087


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