Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Săsar Mine | Mine |
| Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area | Mining Area |
| Baia Mare | Municipality |
| Maramureș County | County |
| Romania | Country |
Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 38' 59'' North , 23° 31' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
At least Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Recea | 5,360 (2012) | 2.2km |
| Săsar | 1,662 (2013) | 2.7km |
| Baia Mare | 136,553 (2017) | 2.7km |
| Mocira | 752 (2013) | 3.1km |
| Tăuții-Măgherăuș | 2,761 (2015) | 3.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
11965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11965:7
GUID (UUID V4):
d23540f1-f441-4b3d-a974-af262f23b438
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sasar Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sãsar
Age & setting: Pannonian Stage (11.5 to 8.5 Ma) dacites and quartz andesites, with the Sasar and Herja veins
Sasar - 0.15 Mt @ 3.25% Zn, 1.2% Pb, 18 g/t Ag, 1.5 g/t Au
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baiamareite (TL) Formula: Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Subparallel curved rhombohedra Colour: Black from inclusions of ? |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Robinsonite Formula: Pb4Sb6S13 |
| ⓘ Semseyite Formula: Pb9Sb8S21 Habit: "Knife Blades" to a cm Colour: lead grey Fluorescence: none |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Semseyite | 2.HC.10d | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ | Robinsonite | 2.HC.20 | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| ⓘ | Baiamareite (TL) | 2.JB.40b | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| S | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| S | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Sb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Sb | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Pb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Pb | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
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Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania