Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Deva, Hunedoara, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 249005
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249005.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Deva, Hunedoara, Romania": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Bocşa Mare
Bolcana Mine
Certej
Certeju De Sus
Deva Mine
Fizeș (Fuzes; Füzes; Füzesd; Fueses)
Gurasada (Guraszáda)
Hondol Pit
Săcărâmb (Sacarîmb; Sekeremb; Nagyág)
Trestia Mine (Trestya Mine)

Latitude: 45°58'24"N
Longitude: 22°56'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.973333333333,22.948888888889

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite	Buckhornite
Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum
Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Geocronite	Germanite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite
Hureaulite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Koritnigite	Lindackerite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Xanthoconite

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 Cl Cu Fe Ge H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite Buckhornite
Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum
Covellite Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Geocronite Germanite Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite
Hureaulite Kaolinite Kieserite Koritnigite Lindackerite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pharmacosiderite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Vivianite Xanthoconite

110 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Aleksite ()*	Altaite ()*
Alunogen ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Apjohnite ()*	Arsenic ()*
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Benleonardite ()*	Billingsleyite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Buckhornite ()*
Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cervelleite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cotunnite ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Empressite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*
Eucairite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*	Frohbergite ()*	Fülöppite ()*	Galena ()*
Geigerite ()*	Geocronite ()*	Germanite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*
Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Heteromorphite ()*
Hexahydrite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Ingodite ()*	Jordanite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Klockmannite ()*	Kostovite ()*	Krautite ()*	Krennerite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Melonite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Museumite ()*	Muthmannite ()*	Nagyágite ()*
Natrojarosite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Petzite ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pilsenite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhomboclase ()*	Rozenite ()*	Saddlebackite ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Tellurantimony ()*	Tellurite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Valentinite ()*	Villyaellenite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	10	10	1	101236	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	101245	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	10	10	1	101236	8803
Aleksite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₂S₂			1	101245	28
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			2	101235,101245	489
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			1	101245	272
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	10	10	1	101236	1588
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			2	101235,101244	246
Apjohnite ()*	Halotrichite	Mn²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	101244	28
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	101245	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			1	101245	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	10	10	3	101235,101236,101238	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	101235,101238,101245	11547
Benleonardite ()*	Polybasite	Ag₁₅Cu(Sb,As)₂S₇Te₄			1	101245	20
Billingsleyite ()*	None	Ag₇AsS₆			1	101245	11
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	23	2.6	2	101236,101241	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	101245	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	10	10	4	101235,101236,101238,101245	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	101235,101244	1633
Buckhornite ()*	Buckhornite	(Pb₂BiS₃)(AuTe₂)			1	101245	13
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	101245	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	10	10	3	101235,101236,101245	27770
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS			1	101245	42
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	23	2.6	2	101236,101241	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O			1	101245	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	2.6	5	101235,101236,101238,101241,101245	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	23	2.6	1	101241	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	10	10	1	101236	1756
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe			2	101235,101245	169
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			2	101235,101244	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	101245,101247	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			2	101235,101244	136
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	101245	1797
Cotunnite ()*	None	PbCl₂			1	101245	54
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	10	10	1	101236	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	23	2.6	1	101241	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	101245	9895
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe			1	101245	43
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	10	10	1	101236	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	101235,101244	484
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe			1	101245	54
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			2	101235,101244	41
Frohbergite ()*	Marcasite	FeTe₂			1	101245	40
Fülöppite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅			1	101245	55
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	2.6	6	101235,101236,101238,101241,101245,101247	24243
Geigerite ()*	Lindackerite	Mn²⁺₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·10H₂O			1	101245	7
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃			1	101235	133
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	10	10	1	101236	33
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23	2.6	7	101235,101236,101240,101241,101242,101245,101247	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃			1	101245	72
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O			2	101235,101244	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	10	10	4	101235,101236,101242,101244	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23	2.6	3	101236,101241,101245	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	10	10	3	101235,101236,101245	804
Heteromorphite ()*	None	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉			1	101245	38
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	101235	251
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	101245	103
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	101235,101244	65
Ingodite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂TeS			1	101245	30
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃			2	101235,101245	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	10	10	1	101236	5591
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆			1	101245	63
Kostovite ()*	None	AuCuTe₄			1	101235	21
Krautite ()*	Koritnigite	Mn(AsO₃OH)·H₂O			1	101245	7
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈			1	101245	111
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	101245	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23	2.6	3	101236,101241,101245	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	10	10	3	101235,101236,101245	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			3	101235,101244,101245	915
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂			2	101235,101245	207
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23	2.6	2	101236,101241	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	2.6	3	101236,101238,101241	17380
Museumite ()*	None	[Pb₂(Pb,Sb)₂S₈][(Te,Au)₂]			1	101245	1
Muthmannite ()*	None	AuAgTe₂			1	101245	7
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃			2	101235,101245	67
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	10	10	1	101236	254
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se			1	101245	192
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	101243,101247	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	101245	511
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			2	101235,101245	409
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			1	101245	428
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃			1	101245	57
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	101245	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	101245	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	2.6	7	101235,101236,101238,101240,101241,101245,101247	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	10	10	1	101236	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	10	10	3	101235,101236,101238	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	10	7	101235,101236,101238,101240,101243,101245,101247	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	101245	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	101245	1711
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O			2	101235,101244	53
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			2	101235,101244	293
Saddlebackite ()*	Tetradymite	Pb₂Bi₂Te₂S₃			1	101245	3
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	10	10	3	101235,101236,101245	64
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	10	10	2	101235,101236	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	2.6	6	101235,101236,101238,101241,101245,101247	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	10	10	4	101235,101236,101238,101245	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			2	101235,101245	92
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	101235,101245	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			2	101235,101245	337
Tellurantimony ()*	Tetradymite	Sb₂Te₃			1	101245	29
Tellurite ()*	None	TeO₂			2	101235,101245	52
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			2	101235,101245	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	101245	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			2	101235,101238	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	101245	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	23	2.6	5	101235,101236,101238,101241,101245	5317
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	101245	369
Villyaellenite ()*	Hureaulite	(Mn,Ca)Mn₂Ca₂(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	101245	4
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃			1	101245	89

2 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
	PorphCu-00293	10	10	10	Re-Os								Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite	Cu	205854	Bolcana Mine, Deva, Hunedoara, Romania	Bolcana	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	PorphCu-00349	23	2.6	Neogene									Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206132	Deva Mine, Deva, Hunedoara, Romania	Deva	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070397	Săcărâmb (Sacarîmb; Sekeremb; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara, Romania	https://rruff.info/R070397
R060723	Săcărâmb (Sacarîmb; Sekeremb; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara, Romania	https://rruff.info/R060723

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