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Locality Name:
Kopanice, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 13.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.1

mindat Locality ID: 251987
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251987.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kopanice, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
U Vápna-Železná Hora
Úškrtová Valley

Latitude: 48°26'38"N
Longitude: 18°47'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.443888888889,18.799722222222

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: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMalachiteMicaMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzSerpentineSpinelTalcTitanite
Vesuvianite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Antigorite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)413.410.11105159708
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O613.410.111051602060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)213.410.111051595509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13.410.12105159,10516027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213.410.12105159,10516027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)813.410.111051601756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13.410.111051601025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13.410.12105159,1051608173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)13.410.111051591188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)313.410.12105159,1051601544
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413.410.12105159,10516014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)213.410.12105159,10516012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS213.410.111051595800
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)213.410.12105159,1051602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213.410.12105159,10516039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213.410.1110516061156
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O413.410.12105159,1051601934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)213.410.111051603337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O13.410.111051604899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1013.410.111051591395
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13.410.111051601025



7 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
Kristen00141511.710.1 K-Ar illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00141611.710.511.1±0.6Rb-Sr illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00141712.211.611.9±0.3K-Ar illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen001418121111.5±0.5K-Ar illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00141913.412.212.8±0.6Rb-Sr illite  Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00142012.111.2 K-Armineralization age of deposit   Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 
Kristen00142112.811.2 Rb-Srmineralization age of deposit   Yes  108606Rozália Mine, Hodruša-Hámre (Hodritsch), Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, SlovakiaRozália MineMelnilov et al. (2009) MGU31_38 


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