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Špania Dolina (Herrengrund), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Latitude: 48°48'31"N
Longitude: 19°8'6"E
Špania Dolina, okres Banská Bystrica, Banskobystrický kraj, Slovenská republika

In the vicinity of Špania Dolina (in old German literature Herrengrund) and Staré Hory, several copper deposits are known. Copper mineralization occurs in a belt 4 km long and 11.5 km wide of N-S direction between Panským diel hill and Staré Hory village.

Hydrothermal mineralization of economic importance is developed in crystalline, Permian and lower Triassic rocks. Veins, veinlets and disseminated ores were exploited for more than 1000 years, but there is also evidence for Stone age (Neolithic) mining.

Major ore minerals are siderite, tetrahedrite and chalcopyrite.

References

- Klaproth M. H., 1797: Untersuchung des natürlichen Kobaltvitriols von Herrengrund. Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, 2. Band, Rottmann, Berlin, 320 p.
- Brezina A., 1879: Herrengrundit, ein neues basisches Kupfersulphat. Z. Kristallogr. Mineral., 3, 4, 359-380. (in German)
- Figuschová M., 1977: Sekundárne minerály medi na ložisku Špania Dolina. In: Hornická Příbram ve vědě a technice, sekce mineralogie rudných ložisek, 55-70. (in Slovak)
- Pauliš P., 1977: O vzácných druhotných nerostech z hald u Piesků u Španie Doliny. Časopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii, 22, 1, 98-99. (in Czech)
- Figuschová M., 1978: Posnjakit, antlerit a jarosit z ložiska Špania Dolina. Mineralia Slovaca, 10, 4, 383-384. (in Slovak)
- Řídkošil T., 1978: K výskytu druhotných nerostů mědi v Pieskách u Banské Bystrice. Časopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii, 23, 4, 436-437. (in Czech)
- Povondra P. & Řídkošil T., 1980: Brochantit z Piesků a Lubietové u Banské Bystrice. Acta Univ. Carol., Geol., 1-2, 1-8. (in Czech)
- Řídkošil T., 1981: Azurit a malachit z Piesků u Banské Bystrice. Časopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii, 26, 3, 263-271. (in Czech)
- Řídkošil T. & Povondra P., 1982: Nové údaje o antleritu z Piesků u Banské Bystrice. Časopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii, 27, 1, 79-84. (in Czech)
- Řídkošil T. & Povondra P., 1982: The ralation between posnjakite and langite. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh., 16-28.
- Bláha M., 1983: Dawsonit a realgár – nové minerály ložiska Špania Dolina. Mineralia Slovaca, 15, 6, 570-572. (in Slovak)
- Mrázek Z., Řídkošil T., Ederová J., 1983: New data for devillite. N. Jb. Miner. Monatsh., 2, 79-88.
- Michňová J. & Ozdín D., 2009: Mineralógia a geochémia primárnej Cu-sulfidickej mineralizácie v špaňodolinskom rudnom poli. In: Cambelove dni 2009 - Geochémia pri riešení aktuálnych problémov. Banská Štiavnica, 68-70. (in Slovak with English abstract)

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Actinolite
'Agalmatolite'
Aikinite
Allophane
Alunogen
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Antlerite
Aragonite
Arsenopyrite
Aurichalcite
Azurite
Bariopharmacosiderite
Baryte
Bieberite
Bornite
Brochantite
Calcite
Camerolaite
Celestine
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Cobaltite
Copper
Covellite
Cuprite
Dawsonite
Devilline
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
Epsomite
var: Manganoan Epsomite
Erythrite
Evansite
Galena
Goethite
Gold
Goslarite
Gypsum
var: Selenite
Hematite
var: Specularite
'Hornblende'
Illite
Jarosite
Kaolinite
Langite
Limonite
Liroconite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
Marcasite
Melanterite
Muscovite
var: Sericite
Nickelskutterudite
var: Chloanthite
Olivenite
Oxyplumboroméite
Pharmacosiderite
Pitticite
Posnjakite
Pseudomalachite
'Psilomelane'
Pulszkyite
Pyrite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Chalcedony
var: Rock Crystal
Realgar
Schwertmannite
Siderite
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Sulphur
Talc
Tennantite
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Tyrolite
Uraninite
Variscite
'Wad'
'var: Cobaltian Wad'
'Zeiringite'
Zeunerite


103 entries listed. 75 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Slovakia
  • Banská Bystrica Region
    • Banská Bystrica Co.
      • Špania Dolina (Herrengrund)

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