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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 (Herrengrund in old German literature) and Staré Hory (Altgebirge), several copper deposits are known. Copper mineralisation 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 mineralisation 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 tennantite.

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
Clinoclase
'Clinotyrolite'
Cobaltite
Copper
Cornwallite
Covellite
Cualstibite
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
Strontianite
Sulphur
Talc
Tennantite
Tenorite
Tetrahedrite
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Tyrolite
Uraninite
Variscite
'Wad'
'var: Cobaltian Wad'
'Zeiringite'
Zeunerite


109 entries listed. 79 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

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References

- Klaproth M. H., 1797: Untersuchung des natürlichen Kobaltvitriols von Herrengrund. Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, 2. Band, Rottmann, Berlin, 320 p.
- Breithaupt A., 1865: Mineralogische Studien. 1. Fauserit. Berg un Hüttenmännische Zeitung, 24, 301-302. (in German)
- Winkler B., 1879: Urvölgyit, egy uj rézásvány Urvölgyről/Urvölgyit, ein neues Kupfermineral von Herrengrund. Földtani Közlöny, 19, 121-124/156-159.
- Brezina A., 1879: Herrengrundit, ein neues basisches Kupfersulphat. Z. Kristallogr. Mineral., 3, 4, 359-380. (in German)
- Szabó J., 1879: Urvölgyit egy uj rézásvány. Értekezések a természettudományok köréböl kiadja a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, 9, 9, 1-16. (in Hungarian)
- Szabó J., 1880: Urvölgyit, Kupferhydrosulphat, ein neues Mineral von Herrengrund in Ungarn. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mittheilungen, 2, 311-324. (in German)
- Láznička P., 1965: Mineralogické poměry na středním Slovensku. Národné muzeum, Praha, 1-35. (in Czech)
- 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.
- Papp G., 2004: History of minerals, rocks and fossil resins discovered in the Carpathian region. Studia Naturalia, 15, 1-215. (in English)
- 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)
- Ozdín D., 2012: Primárna mineralizácia špaňodolinského rudného poľa. Minerál, 20, 4, 359-372.

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