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Locality Name:
Rosia Poieni Mine, Mușca (Muska; Kismuska; Muszka; Russendorf; Russenhof), Lupșa Commune, Alba, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 9.42
Youngest recorded age at locality: 9.16

mindat Locality ID: 68257
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-68257.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rosia Poieni Mine, Mușca (Muska; Kismuska; Muszka; Russendorf; Russenhof), Lupșa Commune, Alba, Romania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°19'59"N
Longitude: 23°10'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.333055555556,23.166666666667

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 Bi Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H K Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H K Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteArgyroditeArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGermaniteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelStanniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Germanite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S9.429.1602793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)9.429.1608803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)69.429.160966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)9.429.1601588
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS69.429.16062
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS9.429.1609052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS49.429.1605516
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS69.429.16091
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29.429.16027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS9.429.1604165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)9.429.160481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49.429.160651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S9.429.1601027
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS49.429.160910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9.429.1608173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS9.429.16024243
Germanite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13Fe2Ge2S169.429.16033
Gold  (*)CopperAu9.429.16030554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S139.429.16072
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O9.429.1606890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl9.429.1601398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39.429.16014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te9.429.160804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49.429.1605591
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS49.429.160198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O49.429.16014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS29.429.1605674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS29.429.1605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)29.429.16017380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]9.429.160716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS39.429.160733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29.429.16039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)29.429.160771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29.429.16061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO29.429.1605614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS9.429.16021482
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)69.429.160105
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl9.429.160275
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te39.429.160276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S139.429.1601803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S139.429.1605317
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)69.429.16062
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl9.429.16086



1 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
PorphCu-001349.429.169.42 - 9.16Ar-Ar     Albite, Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Svanbergite, Woodhouseite, ZunyiteCu68257Rosia Poieni Mine, Mușca (Muska; Kismuska; Muszka; Russendorf; Russenhof), Lupșa Commune, Alba, RomaniaRosia PoieniSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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