Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 12.87
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.2

mindat Locality ID: 290862
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-290862.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, Romania": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach)

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe Ge H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmorphousArgyroditeArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
CopiapiteCopperCorundumDiasporeHalotrichiteKaoliniteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStarkeyiteTalcTetrahedriteVivianite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Alburnite  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Alunogen  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Apjohnite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)
Cervelleite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Dietrichite  (*)Evansite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jôkokuite  (*)Kalinite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pirquitasite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12.8710.211009872793
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS12.8710.21100987312
Alburnite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeTe2S412.8710.211009881
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe12.8710.22100987,100988489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)612.8710.21100987966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O12.8710.21100987272
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212.8710.211009872162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212.8710.211009873092
Apjohnite  (*)HalotrichiteMn2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.2110098728
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS612.8710.2110098762
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12.8710.211009879052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12.8710.22100987,10098911547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S412.8710.21100987343
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12.8710.22100987,10098827770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS612.8710.2110098791
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS12.8710.2110098742
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212.8710.22100987,10098827198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O12.8710.21100987382
Dietrichite  (*)HalotrichiteZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.2110098715
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O12.8710.2110098756
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12.8710.22100987,10098824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12.8710.211009877437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12.8710.22100987,10098830554
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.21100987409
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te12.8710.22100987,100988804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312.8710.211009875433
Jôkokuite  (*)ChalcanthiteMn2+(SO4)·5H2O12.8710.211009877
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O12.8710.2110098754
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412.8710.211009875591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412.8710.2110098714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212.8710.211009875674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O12.8710.21100987915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212.8710.2110098717380
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]12.8710.21100987249
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe212.8710.21100987409
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O12.8710.21100987265
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O612.8710.21100987303
Pirquitasite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteAg2ZnSnS412.8710.211009876
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]12.8710.21100987716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS312.8710.21100987733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212.8710.22100987,10098839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212.8710.22100987,10098861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)12.8710.22100987,1009881711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)12.8710.22100987,100988969
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O12.8710.21100987293
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12.8710.211009876417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12.8710.22100987,10098821482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS412.8710.21100987586
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe412.8710.22100987,100988337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212.8710.211009873337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312.8710.22100987,1009885317
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O12.8710.21100987636


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
Kristen00191712.8712.6912.78±0.0940Ar/39Armineralization age of (vein?) systemadularia     2607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaCetate Pit, Roşia MontanăManske et al. (2004) RJMD81_122tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1090
Kristen00191812.8412.5812.71±0.1340Ar/39Armineralization age of (vein?) systemadularia     2607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaCetate Pit, Roşia MontanăManske et al. (2004) RJMD81_122tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1091
Kristen00191911.810.211±0.840Ar/39Arend of eruptive activity in maar/diatreme complexhornblende     2607Roşia Montană (Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach), Roşia Montanã Commune, Alba, RomaniaRoşia MontanăManske et al. (2004) RJMD81_122tellurides identified at Roşia Montană by Baron et al. (2011); JAS38_1092

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