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Locality Name:
Idrija, Gorizia Region, Slovenia


mindat Locality ID: 287600
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-287600.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Idrija, Gorizia Region, Slovenia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Idria Mine (Idrija Mine)

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg Mg O Pb S Si Sr U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteClayEpsomiteFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteKaolinite
MarcasiteMelanteriteNoneOrpimentPalygorskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteZippeite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Idrialite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Orpiment  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderotil  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Zinczippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11058903250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110589011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110589027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11058901252
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS11058902600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211058909895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1105890484
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211058909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110589024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11058906890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1105890409
Idrialite  (*)NoneC22H14110589015
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411058905591
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211058905674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1105890915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1105890397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS1105890255
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31105890511
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1105890306
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110589039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110589061156
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O110589084
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110589021482
Zinczippeite  (*)ZippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O11058906


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