Nová Baňa deposit, Nová Baňa, Žarnovica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

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Nová Baňa, okres Žarnovica, Banskobystrický kraj, Slovenská republika

Veins and stockworks in adularized andesite and rhyolite. Gold associates with minor Ag-sulphosalts, pyrite, marcasite, quartz and chalcedony. Early superficial mining of rich supergene ores. Mineralization extends to depths of 50–150 m.
Old German name is Königsberg.

References

- Koděra M., Andrusovová-Vlčeková G., Belešová O., Briatková D., Dávidová Š., Fejdiová V., Hurai V., Chovan M., Nelišerová E., Ženiš P., 1986-1990: Topografická mineralógia Slovenska. I-III. Veda, Bratislava, 1592 p. (in Slovak)

Mineral List

Acanthite Albite var: Andesine var: Oligoclase Almandine Alunogen Ankerite Anorthite var: Labradorite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Augite Biotite Calcite 'Chabazite' Chalcopyrite Cinnabar

Diopside Dolomite var: Ferroan Dolomite Ferrosilite Forsterite Galena Goethite Gold var: Electrum Halloysite Halotrichite Heteromorphite Illite Kaolinite Limonite Malachite

Marcasite Melanterite Montmorillonite Nepheline 'Olivine' Opal var: Opal-AN Orpiment Pharmacosiderite 'Plumosite' Polybasite Proustite 'Psilomelane' Pyrargyrite Pyrite Quartz

Quartz var: Amethyst var: Chalcedony var: Jasper var: Rock Crystal Roméite Group var: Stibiconite Sanidine Siderite Silver Sphalerite Stephanite Stibnite Tetrahedrite 'Wad' Zircon

62 entries listed. 43 valid minerals.