Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

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(Banská Štiavnica baňa, Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnické rudné pole, Štiavnické vrchy, Banskobystrický Kraj, Slovenská Republika)

Vein-type epithermal precious metal and base metal deposit.

References:
- Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): The Banská Štiavnica ore district: relationship between metallogenetic processes and the geological evolution of a stratovolcano. Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.
- Haber M., Jelen S., Shkolnik E. L., Gorshkov A. A., Zhegallo E. A., 2003. The participation of micro-organisms in the formation of todorokite from oxidation zone (Terézia Vein, Banskà Stiavnica deposit, Slovak Republic). Acta Miner. Petr., 1.

- http://www.mujweb.cz/www/stiavnica/
- http://permonik.host.sk/ms2a3b3.htm

Map Reference: 48°27'31"N , 18°53'35"E

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Mineral List:

Acanthite

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Rob Lavinsky

'Adularia'

KAlSi

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Aikinite

PbCuBiS

Reference:

[]

Allophane

(Al

)(SiO

)

1.3-2

·2.5-3H

Reference:

[]

Alunogen

(SO

)

·17H

Reference:

[]

Anglesite

PbSO

Reference:

[]

Ankerite

Ca(Fe

,Mg,Mn

)(CO

)

Reference:

[]

Aragonite

CaCO

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© tb

Arcubisite

CuBiS

Reference:

[]

Arsenopyrite

FeAsS - (Fe

0.90

0.10

)AsS

Reference:

[]

Azurite

[OH|CO

]

Reference:

[]

Baryte

BaSO

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Vitezslav Snasel

Bieberite

CoSO

·7H

Reference:

[]

Bornite

FeS

Reference:

[]

Boulangerite

Reference:

[]

Bournonite

PbCuSbS

Reference:

[]

Calcite

CaCO

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Laco Turecky

Calcite
var: Manganoan Calcite

(Ca,Mn)CO

Reference:

[No reference listed]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Vitezslav Snasel

Cerussite

PbCO

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© laco turecky

Chalcanthite

CuSO

·5H

Reference:

[]

'Chalcedony'

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Albert Russ

'Chalcedony
var: Carnelian'

Reference:

[]

Chalcocite

Reference:

[]

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Vitezslav Snasel

Chrysocolla

(Cu,Al)

(OH)

·nH

Reference:

[]

Cinnabar

HgS

Reference:

[]

Coffinite

(U,Th)[(OH)

|(SiO

)

1-x

]

Reference:

[]

Copiapite

[OH|(SO

)

]

· 20H

Reference:

[]

Coquimbite

(SO

)

·9H

Reference:

[]

Covellite

CuS

Reference:

[]

Diadochite

(PO

)(SO

)(OH)·5H

Reference:

[]

Diaspore

AlO(OH)

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Martin Števko

Dolomite

CaMg(CO

)

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Rob Lavinsky

Epidote

{Ca

}{Al

}[O|OH|SiO

|Si

]

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Epsomite

MgSO

·7H

Reference:

[]

Ferberite

FeWO

Reference:

[]

Fluorite

CaF

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Freibergite

(Ag

4+2x

2-2x

)[(Cu, Ag)

(Fe, Zn)

]Sb

1-x

(0 < x < 1)

Reference:

[]

Galena

PbS

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Albert Russ

'Ganomatite'

Reference:

[]

Gold

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Martin Števko

Gold
var: Electrum

(Au, Ag)

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Goslarite

ZnSO

·7H

Reference:

[Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 515.]

Gypsum

Ca[SO

] · 2H

Reference:

[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© 2001 John H. Betts

Halloysite

(OH)

Reference:

[]

Halotrichite

FeAl

(SO

)

·22H

Reference:

[]

Hauerite ?

MnS

Description:	Most probably hauerite crystals from Kalinka (ca. 25 km E of Banská Štiavnica) were erroneously attributed to Banská Štiavnica, since the crystals came into collections via Banská Štiavnica (Peter Huber; pers. comm. to Uwe Kolitsch, 2009).
Reference:	[Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Peter Huber (pers. comm. to Uwe Kolitsch, 2009)]

Hematite

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Hemimorphite

[(OH)

|Si

] · H

Reference:

[]

Heteromorphite

Reference:

[]

Hodrušite

Reference:

[]

Illite

0.65

2.0

[][Al

0.65

Si,

3.35

](OH)

Reference:

[]

Inesite

(Mn,Fe)

(OH)

·5H

Reference:

[Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]

Jamesonite

FeSb

Reference:

[]

Jarosite

KFe

[(OH)

|SO

]

Reference:

[]

Kutnohorite

Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO

)

Reference:

[]

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Albert Russ

Magnesite

MgCO

Reference:

[]

Malachite

[(OH)

|CO

]

Reference:

[]

Marcasite

FeS

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Laco Turecky

Matildite

AgBiS

Reference:

[]

Mckinstryite

(Ag,Cu)

Reference:

[]

Melanterite

FeSO

·7H

Reference:

[]

Mercury

Reference:

[]

Miargyrite

AgSbS

Reference:

[]

Montmorillonite

(Na,Ca)

0.33

(Al,Mg)

(OH)

·nH

Reference:

[]

Natrojarosite

NaFe

[(OH)

|SO

]

Reference:

[]

Opal
var: Opal-AN

SiO

·nH

Reference:

[]

Ourayite

Reference:

[]

'Parisite'

Reference:

[]

Pearceite

[(Ag,Cu)

(As,Sb)

][Ag

CuS

]

Reference:

[]

Pharmacosiderite

KFe

[(OH)

|(AsO

)

] · 6-7H

Reference:

[]

Pitticite

[Fe, SO

, AsO

, H

O] ?

Reference:

[]

Polybasite

[(Ag,Cu)

(Sb,As)

][Ag

CuS

]

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© laco turecky

Proustite

AsS

Reference:

[]

Pyrargyrite

SbS

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© laco turecky

Pyrite

FeS

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Vitezslav Snasel

Pyrolusite

MnO

Reference:

[]

Pyromorphite

[Cl|(PO

)

]

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Laco Turecky

Pyrostilpnite

SbS

Reference:

[]

Pyrrhotite

, (-4M), also given as Fe

1-x

S (x = 0 - 0.2)

Reference:

[]

Quartz

SiO

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Martin Števko

Quartz
var: Amethyst

SiO

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Rob Lavinsky

Quartz
var: Citrine

Reference:

[]

Quartz
var: Jasper

Reference:

[]

Quartz
var: Rose Quartz

Reference:

[]

Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz

SiO

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Quenstedtite

(SO

)

·10H

Reference:

[Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols]

Realgar

Reference:

[]

Rhodochrosite

MnCO

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Vitezslav Snasel

Rhodonite

MnSiO

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Römerite

(SO

)

·14H

Reference:

[]

Scheelite

Ca[WO

]

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Schirmerite

AgPb

Reference:

[]

'Sericite'

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Siderite

FeCO

Reference:

[]

Silver

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Martin Števko

Sphalerite

(Zn,Fe

Reference:

[Lexa, J., Štohl, J., and Konečný, V. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 639-654.]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© 2005 M. Kampf

Sphalerite
var: Cleiophane

ZnS

Reference:

[Duda, Rejl, Slivka: "Mineralien", 1991]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Martin Patus

Stephanite

SbS

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© laco turecky

Stibnite

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© RK 2006

'Stilbite'

Reference:

[]

Szomolnokite

FeSO

·H

Reference:

[]

Tennantite

(Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)

Reference:

[]

Tetrahedrite

(Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)

Reference:

[]

Banská Štiavnica Mines, Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya; Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
© Vitezslav Snasel

Todorokite

(Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)

·3H

Reference:

[Haber M., Jelen S., Shkolnik E. L., Gorshkov A. A., Zhegallo E. A., 2003. The partecipation of micro-organisms at the formation of todorokite from oxidation zone (Terézia Vein, Banskà Stiavnica deposit, Slovak Republic). Acta Miner. Petr., 1. ]

'Tourmaline'

(BO

)

Reference:

[]

Uraninite

Reference:

[]

Vanadinite

[Cl|(VO

)

]

Reference:

[]

Voltaite

Al[SO

]

· 18H

Reference:

[]

Wolframite

(Fe

)WO

to (Mn

)WO

Reference:

[]

Wulfenite

Pb[MoO

]

Reference:

[]

Zunyite

(OH,F)

Reference:

[]

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