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Locality Name:
Pécs, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, Hungary

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

mindat Locality ID: 29020
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29020.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pécs, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, Hungary": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Árpád Hill
István Shaft
Karolina Coal Mine
Kozári Quarry
Lámpás Valley
Pécs Borehole No. 5
Pécs-Vasas

Latitude: 46°5'44"N
Longitude: 18°17'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.095555555556,18.285
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 Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn N Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAdranositeAlumAluniteAnalcimeAndalusiteArcaniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorrensiteCorundumDiasporeEpsomiteGilmariteGypsum
HalotrichiteHexahydriteJoaquiniteKaoliniteKieseriteLangbeiniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MetavoltineMicaMillosevichiteNoneNot in a structural groupPicromeritePyracmonitePyriteQuartzRhabdophane
RutileSabieiteSerpentineSphaleriteStarkeyiteSulphurTetrahedriteTyroliteVoltaiteZircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Adranosite  (*)Alum-(K)  (*)Aluminopyracmonite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Ammonioalunite  (*)
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassanite  (*)Berthierine  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Boussingaultite  (*)Butlerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clairite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)
Coquimbite  (*)Corrensite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Efremovite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferricopiapite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Gilmarite  (*)
Godovikovite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hannebachite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Huntite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Joaquinite-(Ce)  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Koktaite  (*)Kollerite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Letovicite  (*)Lonecreekite  (*)Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Mascagnite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metavoltine  (*)Mikasaite  (*)Millosevichite  (*)
Mohrite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Paracoquimbite  (*)Pertlikite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pyracmonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Sabieite  (*)Salammoniac  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tschermigite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)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)2298.9201.31648944
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O298.9201.316489492
Aluminopyracmonite  (*)Pyracmonite(NH4)3Al(SO4)3298.9201.31648943
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O298.9201.3164894272
Ammonioalunite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9201.316489411
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9201.316489430
Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite  (*)Voltaite(NH4)2Mg5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.31648943
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O298.9201.31648941627
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)298.9201.31648941588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2298.9201.3264889,648943092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2298.9201.31648915509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)298.9201.3364888,64889,6489411547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O298.9201.316489482
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4298.9201.316489459
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6298.9201.3164891413
Boussingaultite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O298.9201.316489430
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O298.9201.316489426
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)298.9201.3564888,64889,64891,64892,6489427770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)298.9201.31648891252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2298.9201.316489127198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS298.9201.31648942600
Clairite  (*)None(NH4)2Fe3+3(SO4)4(OH)3·3H2O298.9201.31648948
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)298.9201.3164891363
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O298.9201.3264890,64894382
Copper  (*)CopperCu298.9201.31648913846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O298.9201.3264890,64894136
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O298.9201.316489349
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O298.9201.31648912970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4298.9201.3164894651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2298.9201.3264888,648949895
Efremovite  (*)Langbeinite(NH4)2Mg2(SO4)3298.9201.316489413
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O298.9201.3164894484
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O298.9201.316489441
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6298.9201.316489473
Gilmarite  (*)GilmariteCu2+3(AsO4)(OH)3298.9201.31648918
Godovikovite  (*)Sabieite(NH4)Al(SO4)2298.9201.316489419
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)298.9201.3364888,64889,648917437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O298.9201.3364889,64892,648946890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O298.9201.3164894409
Hannebachite  (*)NoneCa(SO3)·0.5H2O298.9201.316489412
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3298.9201.316488914640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O298.9201.3164894251
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4298.9201.316489469
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9201.3264889,648942228
Joaquinite-(Ce)  (*)JoaquiniteNaBa2Fe2+Ti2Ce2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)·H2O298.9201.316489411
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4298.9201.31648895591
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O298.9201.316489480
Koktaite  (*)None(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2·H2O298.9201.316489412
Kollerite  (*)Not in a structural group(NH4)2Fe3+(SO3)2(OH)·H2O298.9201.31648941
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)298.9201.3164894581
Letovicite  (*)None(NH4)3H(SO4)2298.9201.316489418
Lonecreekite  (*)Alum(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2·12H2O298.9201.31648946
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O298.9201.316489454
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2298.9201.316489112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2298.9201.3264889,648945674
Mascagnite  (*)Arcanite(NH4)2(SO4)298.9201.316489461
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O298.9201.3164889915
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.316489478
Mikasaite  (*)MillosevichiteFe3+2(SO4)3298.9201.31648945
Millosevichite  (*)MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3298.9201.316489420
Mohrite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Fe2+(SO4)2·6H2O298.9201.316489418
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2298.9201.316488917380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)298.9201.3164891492
Paracoquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteFe3+4(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O298.9201.316489030
Pertlikite  (*)VoltaiteK2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Mg,Fe3+)4Fe3+2Al(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.31648944
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O298.9201.3264892,64894265
Pyracmonite  (*)Pyracmonite(NH4)3Fe(SO4)3298.9201.31648945
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298.9201.3464889,64890,64892,6489439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2298.9201.31648913106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9201.3364888,64891,6489461156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O298.9201.3164889293
Sabieite  (*)Sabieite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2298.9201.31648949
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl298.9201.3164894105
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6298.9201.3164891134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)298.9201.3264889,648946417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS298.9201.316489421482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS298.9201.31648942045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F298.9201.3164894232
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O298.9201.3264889,64894139
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13298.9201.31648911803
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O298.9201.316489481
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O298.9201.3164891245
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O298.9201.3164894111
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)298.9201.31648945251


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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