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Locality Name:
Trenčín Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16
Youngest recorded age at locality: 11.6

mindat Locality ID: 226838
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-226838.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Trenčín Region, Slovakia": 62
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 41

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Bánovce Nad Bebravou Co.
Biele Karpaty Mts
Ilava Co.
Nové Mesto Nad Váhom Co.
Partizánske Co.
Považská Bystrica Co.
Považský Inovec Mts
Prievidza Co.
Púchov Co.
Strážovské Mts
Suchý And Malá Magura Mts
Trenčín Co.

Latitude: 48°53'3"N
Longitude: 18°14'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.884166666667,18.243888888889
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 Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sr Ta Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyrite
BaryteBerthieriteBournoniteBranneriteCalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFerrieriteFluorite
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentOxalatePolybasitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneTetrahedrite
ThomsoniteTitaniteTivaniteTourmalineVivianiteWurtziteZircon

132 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Annite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Britholite-(Y)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)
Ferrierite-NH4  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorbritholite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorcalciobritholite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hodrušite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kupčíkite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Pseudorutile  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Realgar  (*)
Retgersite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vernadite  (*)Whewellite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11056772793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22105677,1057133419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31105654315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4105674,105677,105693,1057138803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3105674,105678,105713706
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1105701470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)34105656,105678,105692,1056932353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511057121310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11056772734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11057091588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22105669,1056773092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1105654445
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21105674356
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1105678363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1611.63105677,105683,1056893250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5105654,105669,105677,105678,1057089052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211056775509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1611.68105657,105677,105678,105683,105695,105696,105705,10571011547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S41105678343
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11056541966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311056541935
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)1105701195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42105669,1057085516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111105678843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33105677,105678,1056951089
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O62105669,105708248
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4110567779
Britholite-(Y)  (*)Apatite(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)110567428
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1611.622105654,105660,105661,105663,105665,105668,105674,105677,105678,105681,105683,105684,105689,105696,105698,105699,105700,105701,105705,105707,105711,10571327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2105677,1056954979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2105654,1057085707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O1105654194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21611.611105654,105655,105657,105669,105677,105678,105681,105689,105695,105708,10571027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11056543531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1611.62105681,1056922600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811056741756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11057131025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61105693518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61105693289
Copper  (*)CopperCu11056543846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2105669,1057084165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11056542970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S24110565443
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1105701481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2105669,1057081027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62105677,1057134135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)27105654,105655,105669,105677,105696,105708,1057099895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1105677648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3105674,105677,1057138173
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Fe3+AlFe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)110567428
Ferrierite-NH4  (*)Ferrierite(NH4,Mg0.5)5(Al5Si31O72)·22H2O1611.611056834
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)21105713129
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21105713271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2105674,1057132740
Fluorbritholite-(Y)  (*)Apatite(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3F11056747
Fluorcalciobritholite  (*)Apatite(Ca,REE)5(SiO4,PO4)3F11056746
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121105677663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS8105654,105655,105669,105677,105678,105695,105708,10571024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)31105701504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)13105660,105661,105663,105665,105668,105669,105677,105678,105696,105698,105701,105705,1057087437
Gold  (*)CopperAu5105657,105677,105678,105680,10569230554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1105695717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1611.64105681,105689,105705,1057096890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21105713209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61105713741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310105654,105669,105672,105677,105678,105695,105701,105708,105710,10571314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2105677,1056951689
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S22110565428
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32105674,1057015433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141105678784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41611.63105677,105681,1057015591
Kupčíkite  (*)NoneCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10110565411
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411056571507
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21105654762
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11057091487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46105654,105674,105677,105678,105701,10571314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22105654,10567712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)7105660,105661,105663,105665,105668,105698,105705770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21611.64105677,105681,105683,1056895674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS21105654252
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1611.61105681915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11056934924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2105677,1056951107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22105669,1057085800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3105657,105674,105678945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1611.611056811508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21611.64105677,105681,105693,10570117380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41611.61105681112
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1611.64105681,105683,105686,1056872994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31611.62105681,105689511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3105674,105677,1057132349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2105654,105677767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2110565452
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O110565499
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]1105677716
Pseudorutile  (*)TivaniteFe3+2Ti4+3O9110567430
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS311056771425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21611.617105654,105655,105657,105669,105674,105677,105678,105681,105683,105689,105695,105696,105700,105705,105708,105710,10571339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO28105660,105661,105663,105665,105668,105698,105700,1057053106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2105677,1056951725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83105655,105677,1056789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21611.618105654,105655,105657,105661,105667,105669,105672,105674,105677,105678,105681,105683,105689,105693,105701,105708,105710,10571361156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs21105654233
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1105660177
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1611.62105681,105689712
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O110565455
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11057001711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O107105660,105661,105663,105665,105668,105698,105705312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26105661,105669,105677,105701,105708,1057135614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3105657,105678,1056924894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1611.66105654,105677,105678,105681,105683,1056956417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511056781516
Silver  (*)CopperAg11056775186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS8105654,105655,105669,105677,105678,105695,105708,10571021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS41105677586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S311056783418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O2105674,105713456
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1105696589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1105674232
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6110569399
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311056541803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S135105669,105677,105678,105695,1057085317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1611.61105681452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3105674,105677,1057134899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O5105660,105663,105665,105668,105705433
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2105669,1057081059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22105669,1057082718
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O110570065
Whewellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·H2O1611.6110568366
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42105677,1056951655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1105678939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)6105674,105677,105678,105693,105701,1057135251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_000850Whewellite was identified on fissures in central part of pelosiderite concretions and lenses at the Handlová coal deposit. Whewellite was formed as youngest phase in reductive environment with high activity of Ca2+ ions. Oxalic acid was formed by decomposition of organic matter.


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
Michelle_0008501611.6Helvetian Age of coal deposit    Whewellite 217516Coal Deposit, Handlová, Prievidza Co., Trenčín Region, SlovakiaHandlová coal depositFöldvary, G. Z. (1988) BOOK_GCR_1988Age of coal deposit

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