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Locality Name:
Samuel Mine, Čuntava, Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 76

mindat Locality ID: 295745
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-295745.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Samuel Mine, Čuntava, Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°50'43"N
Longitude: 20°15'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.845277777778,20.266388888889

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: Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg Mg O S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Hg Mg O S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzTetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21647603092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21647605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16476011547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216476027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1207602600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21647609895
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316476014640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216476012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216476039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216476061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1647606417
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131647605317



2 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
Emily000545164100Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous vein formation during crustal thickening triggered by Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous orogenic convergence   Yes  228102Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakiavein and metasomatic siderite deposits near RožňavaHurai et al (2010) AM28_1 
Hg-0005612076      YesCinnabar, Mercury, SchachneriteHg12692Dobšiná Mining District (Dobschau; Topschau), Rožňava Co., Košice Region, Slovakia Hurai et al. (2006); Hurai et al. (2008)   


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