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Locality Name:
Prievidza Co., Trenčín Region, Slovakia

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

mindat Locality ID: 228811
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228811.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prievidza Co., Trenčín Region, Slovakia": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Čavoj
Chvojnica
Chvojnica Creek
Handlová
Lehota Pod Vtáčnikom
Nováky
Prievidza
Ráztočno
Valaská Belá

Latitude: 48°48'1"N
Longitude: 18°37'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.800277777778,18.618055555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite
Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote
Feldspar	Ferrierite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Monazite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Oxalate	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Titanite	Tourmaline
Wurtzite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ta Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite
Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote
Feldspar Ferrierite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Monazite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Oxalate Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Titanite Tourmaline
Wurtzite Zircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Brianyoungite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferrierite-NH₄ ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*
Titanite ()*	Whewellite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	105677	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	105677	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	105677,105693	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	105678	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			3	105678,105692,105693	2353
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	105677	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	105677	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	105678	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	16	11.6	3	105677,105683,105689	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	105677,105678	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	105677	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	16	11.6	5	105677,105678,105683,105695,105696	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			1	105678	343
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	105678	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			3	105677,105678,105695	1089
Brianyoungite ()*	None	Zn₃(CO₃)(OH)₄			1	105677	79
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	16	11.6	7	105677,105678,105681,105683,105684,105689,105696	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	105677,105695	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	16	11.6	5	105677,105678,105681,105689,105695	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	16	11.6	2	105681,105692	2600
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	105693	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	105693	289
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	105677	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	105677,105696	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	105677	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	105677	8173
Ferrierite-NH₄ ()*	Ferrierite	(NH₄,Mg_0.5)₅(Al₅Si₃₁O₇₂)·22H₂O	16	11.6	1	105683	4
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	105677	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	105677,105678,105695	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	105677,105678,105696	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	105677,105678,105680,105692	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	105695	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	16	11.6	2	105681,105689	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	105677,105678,105695	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			2	105677,105695	1689
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	105678	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	16	11.6	2	105677,105681	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	105677,105678	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	105677	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	16	11.6	4	105677,105681,105683,105689	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	16	11.6	1	105681	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	105693	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	105677,105695	1107
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	105678	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	16	11.6	1	105681	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	16	11.6	3	105677,105681,105693	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	16	11.6	1	105681	112
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	16	11.6	4	105681,105683,105686,105687	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	16	11.6	2	105681,105689	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	105677	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	105677	767
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	105677	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	105677	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	16	11.6	7	105677,105678,105681,105683,105689,105695,105696	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	105677,105695	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	105677,105678	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	16	11.6	6	105677,105678,105681,105683,105689,105693	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	16	11.6	2	105681,105689	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	105677	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	105678,105692	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	16	11.6	5	105677,105678,105681,105683,105695	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	105678	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	105677	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	105677,105678,105695	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	105677	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	105678	3418
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	105696	589
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	105693	99
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	105677,105678,105695	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	16	11.6	1	105681	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	105677	4899
Whewellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O	16	11.6	1	105683	66
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			2	105677,105695	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	105678	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	105677,105678,105693	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_000850	Whewellite 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Michelle_000850	16	11.6	Helvetian		Age of coal deposit							Whewellite		217516	Coal Deposit, Handlová, Prievidza Co., Trenčín Region, Slovakia	Handlová coal deposit	Földvary, G. Z. (1988)		BOOK_GCR_1988	Age of coal deposit

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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