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Locality Name:
Ciclova (Csiklova), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 83.01
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 6926
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6926.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ciclova (Csiklova), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°58'59"N
Longitude: 21°46'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.983055555556,21.783055555556

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCubaniteEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetLöllingiteMeliliteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyrite
PyroxeneRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianite
VivianiteWurtzite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2656503419
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS656509052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O683.016502060
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S383.016501935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6565027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26565027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS65650966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S883.0165082
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S365650802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O683.016504135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)656508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6565024243
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O783.01650114
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS65650131
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)383.016501544
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O83.01650103
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S483.01650249
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs283.01650762
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS83.016501066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS283.0182.4105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)283.0165017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs83.01650633
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)83.016502349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS83.01650767
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)283.016502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26565039462
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs283.01650233
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)656504894
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S483.01650249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6565021482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S83.01650510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13656505317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O83.016504899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1083.016501395



5 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
Mo-0008883.0182.4182.71±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteNo. 2Cic  Molybdenite Mo6926Ciclova (Csiklova), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, RomaniaCiclovaZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
PorphCu-00020656565      Actinolite, Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Epidote, Galena, Glaucodot, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, SphaleriteCu6926Ciclova (Csiklova), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, RomaniaCiclovaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-0040275.772.574.1±1.6Re-Os molybdeniteORV1 YesMolybdenite Mo193304Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, RomaniaOraviţaZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0040374.2773.4773.87±0.4Re-Os molybdeniteORV1b YesMolybdenite Mo193304Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, RomaniaOraviţaZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0040475.2474.2474.74±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteORV2 YesMolybdenite Mo193304Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, RomaniaOraviţaZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 


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