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Locality Name:
Bakonya, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, Hungary

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

mindat Locality ID: 67915
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-67915.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bakonya, Mecsek Mts, Baranya, Hungary": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAutuniteBranneriteClayCorundumDiasporeFairfielditeFluoriteGypsumMica
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzSchoepiteZircon

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Andersonite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Autunite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Liebigite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schoepite  (*)Talmessite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranopilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O298.9251.9047
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2298.9251.903092
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O298.9251.901272
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6298.9251.90248
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O298.9251.90566
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)298.9251.907437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O298.9251.906890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3298.9251.9014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298.9251.902228
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O298.9251.9078
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2298.9251.9017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298.9251.9061156
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6298.9251.9094
Talmessite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(AsO4)2·2H2O298.9251.9046
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2298.9251.902718
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O298.9251.9094


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        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.

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