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Locality Name:
Pécs-Vasas, Pécs, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, Hungary

Oldest recorded age at locality: 298.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 201.3

mindat Locality ID: 27129
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27129.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pécs-Vasas, Pécs, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, Hungary": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°9'29"N
Longitude: 18°19'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.158055555556,18.320277777778
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na O P S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na O P S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdranositeAlumAluniteAnalcimeArcaniteBaryteCalciteClayCopiapiteCoquimbite
EpsomiteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteJoaquiniteKaoliniteKieseriteLangbeiniteLepidocrociteMarcasite
MetavoltineMillosevichiteNoneNot in a structural groupPicromeritePyracmonitePyriteQuartzRhabdophaneSabieite
SerpentineSphaleriteSulphurVoltaiteZircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Adranosite  (*)Alum-(K)  (*)Aluminopyracmonite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Ammonioalunite  (*)
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bassanite  (*)Berthierine  (*)Boussingaultite  (*)Butlerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clairite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Coquimbite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Efremovite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferricopiapite  (*)
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Godovikovite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hannebachite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Huntite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Joaquinite-(Ce)  (*)Kieserite  (*)
Koktaite  (*)Kollerite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Letovicite  (*)Lonecreekite  (*)
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mascagnite  (*)Metavoltine  (*)Mikasaite  (*)
Millosevichite  (*)Mohrite  (*)Pertlikite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyracmonite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sabieite  (*)Salammoniac  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Tschermigite  (*)
Voltaite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adranosite  (*)Adranosite(NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2298.9201.304
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O298.9201.3092
Aluminopyracmonite  (*)Pyracmonite(NH4)3Al(SO4)3298.9201.303
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O298.9201.30272
Ammonioalunite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9201.3011
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9201.3030
Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite  (*)Voltaite(NH4)2Mg5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.303
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O298.9201.301627
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)298.9201.301588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2298.9201.303092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)298.9201.3011547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O298.9201.3082
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4298.9201.3059
Boussingaultite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O298.9201.3030
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O298.9201.3026
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)298.9201.3027770
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS298.9201.302600
Clairite  (*)None(NH4)2Fe3+3(SO4)4(OH)3·3H2O298.9201.308
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O298.9201.30382
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O298.9201.30136
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4298.9201.30651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2298.9201.309895
Efremovite  (*)Langbeinite(NH4)2Mg2(SO4)3298.9201.3013
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O298.9201.30484
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O298.9201.3041
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6298.9201.3073
Godovikovite  (*)Sabieite(NH4)Al(SO4)2298.9201.3019
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O298.9201.306890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O298.9201.30409
Hannebachite  (*)NoneCa(SO3)·0.5H2O298.9201.3012
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O298.9201.30251
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4298.9201.3069
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9201.302228
Joaquinite-(Ce)  (*)JoaquiniteNaBa2Fe2+Ti2Ce2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)·H2O298.9201.3011
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O298.9201.3080
Koktaite  (*)None(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2·H2O298.9201.3012
Kollerite  (*)Not in a structural group(NH4)2Fe3+(SO3)2(OH)·H2O298.9201.301
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)298.9201.30581
Letovicite  (*)None(NH4)3H(SO4)2298.9201.3018
Lonecreekite  (*)Alum(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2·12H2O298.9201.306
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O298.9201.3054
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2298.9201.305674
Mascagnite  (*)Arcanite(NH4)2(SO4)298.9201.3061
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.3078
Mikasaite  (*)MillosevichiteFe3+2(SO4)3298.9201.305
Millosevichite  (*)MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3298.9201.3020
Mohrite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Fe2+(SO4)2·6H2O298.9201.3018
Pertlikite  (*)VoltaiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.304
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O298.9201.30265
Pyracmonite  (*)Pyracmonite(NH4)3Fe(SO4)3298.9201.305
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298.9201.3039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9201.3061156
Sabieite  (*)Sabieite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2298.9201.309
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl298.9201.30105
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)298.9201.306417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS298.9201.3021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS298.9201.302045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F298.9201.30232
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O298.9201.30139
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O298.9201.3081
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.30111
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)298.9201.305251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000859In the second part of the 20th century the Mecsek Mts were the target of intensive mineral exploration due to the Permian uranium mineralization of the Kővágószőlős Sandstone. The mining was discontinued in the 1980s; however, in the 1990s the western part of the mountains became a focus of interest once again due to the presence of a possible high level radioactive waste disposal site in the Permian Boda Siltstone Formation
Giersdorf_00000860In the second part of the 20th century the Mecsek Mts were the target of intensive mineral exploration due to the Permian uranium mineralization of the Kővágószőlős Sandstone. The mining was discontinued in the 1980s; however, in the 1990s the western part of the mountains became a focus of interest once again due to the presence of a possible high level radioactive waste disposal site in the Permian Boda Siltstone Formation
Giersdorf_00001014Deposit occurs near Pécs, Hungary and is found as a lenticular deposit hosted by a sandstone


3 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
Giersdorf_00001014298.9251.9Permian     Yes  67915Bakonya, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, HungaryMecsek MineNorman (1993) ORNL_TM-12240Age of the host sandstone deposit is given as Permian in age
Giersdorf_00000859259.1251.9Upper Permian     Yes  12683Kővágószőlős, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, HungaryKővágószőlősMagyar et al. (2016) FK146_223The age of the Kővágószőlős Sandstone is described in the literature as Upper Permian in age.
Giersdorf_00000860251.9201.3Lower Triassic     Yes  12683Kővágószőlős, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, HungaryKővágószőlősMagyar et al. (2016) FK146_223The age of the uppermost member of the Kővágószőlős formation is described as being Triassic in age due to the presence of specific sporomorphs.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130079Pécs-Vasas, Pécs, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, Hungaryhttps://rruff.info/R130079

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