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Locality Name:
Rožňavská Baňa, Rožňava (Rosenau; Rozsnyó), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 23609
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23609.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rožňavská Baňa, Rožňava (Rosenau; Rozsnyó), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°40'17"N
Longitude: 20°30'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.671388888889,20.514722222222

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 C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMillerite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentine
SkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneTetrahedriteTourmalineUllmanniteVivianiteZircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cronstedtite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Heteromorphite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Plumosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)16410008803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)216410003092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1641000445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)16410003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS16410009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)216410005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)164100011547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111641000843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS316410001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)164100027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2164100027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS16410002600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1641000966
Copper  (*)CopperCu16410003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS16410004165
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4164100054
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O16410002970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216410009895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16410002740
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121641000663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS164100024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)16410007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu164100030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3164100014640
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S19164100038
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O316410005433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141641000784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)416410005591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4164100014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2164100012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS216410005674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS16410001066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164100017380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41641000112
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As31641000176
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1641000767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S816410001512
Plumosite  (*)NonePb2Sb2S5164100018
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2164100039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO216410003106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816410009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2164100061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216410005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)16410002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O16410001153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)16410006417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41641000249
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs31641000531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS164100021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S316410003418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O1641000456
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1316410005317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS1641000293
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41641000380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)16410005251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16410001025



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
Emily000545164100Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous vein formation during crustal thickening triggered by Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous orogenic convergence   Yes  228102Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakiavein and metasomatic siderite deposits near RožňavaHurai et al (2010) AM28_1 


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