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Locality Name:
Sirk, Revúca Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


mindat Locality ID: 282099
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-282099.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sirk, Revúca Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Železník (Vashegy)

Latitude: 48°37'0"N
Longitude: 20°6'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.616666666667,20.1
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 As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteChloritoidClayCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldspar
GypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMilleriteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTourmaline
VivianiteWavelliteZircon

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delvauxite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Evansite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Opal  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Variscite  (*)Vashegyite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11051198803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1105119470
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211051193092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11051193250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11051199052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311051191935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411051195516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611051191633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1105119280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110511927770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1105119925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11051195707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110511927198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81105119577
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)21105119376
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS11051192600
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O1105119382
Copper  (*)CopperCu11051193846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O1105119136
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11051194165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11051192970
Delvauxite  (*)AmorphousCaFe3+4(PO4)2(OH)8·4-5H2O110511941
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O110511981
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211051199895
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O110511956
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11051192740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11051197437
Gold  (*)CopperAu110511930554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11051196890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110511914640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611051192228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411051195591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1105119581
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S41105119249
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11051191487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110511914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110511912537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1105119770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211051195674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1105119915
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS11051191066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110511917380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41105119112
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11051192994
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1105119767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110511939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211051193106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811051199056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110511961156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101105119312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211051195614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11051192705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11051196417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110511921482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211051193337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311051195317
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1105119301
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O110511928
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1105119636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1105119374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11051195251


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