Roşia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba County, Romaniai
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Roşia Montană | Village |
Roșia Montană | Commune |
Alba County | County |
Romania | Country |
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Place | Population |
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Roșia Montană | 1,556 (2013) |
Mindat Locality ID:
2607
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2607:2
GUID (UUID V4):
3439687b-4f84-4513-8457-5e3d04bc0182
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Verespatak; Vöröspatak; Goldbach; Roșia Abrudului; Roșia de Munte; Rotseifen; Alburnus Maior
Other Languages:
French:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba, Roumanie
German:
Goldbach, Roșia Montană, Kreis Alba, Rumänien
Italian:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, distretto di Alba, Romania
Romanian:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Județul Alba, România
Simplified Chinese:
羅希亞蒙塔訥鄉, 羅希亞蒙塔訥鄉, 阿爾巴縣, 羅馬尼亞
Spanish:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba, Rumania
Ukrainian:
Рошія-Монтане, Рошія-Монтане, Алба, Румунія
Albanian:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Qarku Alba, Rumania
Arabic:
روشيا مونتانا, روشيا مونتانا, إقليم ألبا, رومانيا
Basque:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba konderria, Errumania
Bavarian:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Rumänien
Catalan:
Roșia Montană, Província d'Alba, Romania
Cebuano:
Comuna Roșia Montană, Comuna Roșia Montană, Județul Alba, Rumanya
Chechen:
Рошия-Монтане , Румыни
Czech:
Roșia Montană, Alba, Rumunsko
Dutch:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, District Alba, Roemenië
Esperanto:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Distrikto Alba, Rumanio
Farsi/Persian:
روزیا مونتانا, شهرستان آلبا, رومانی
Galician:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Condado de Alba, Romanía
Hebrew:
רושיה מונטנה, אלבה, רומניה
Hungarian:
Verespatak, Verespatak község, Fehér megye, Románia
Japanese:
ロシア・モンタナ, ロシア・モンタナ, アルバ県, ルーマニア
Latin:
Alburnus Maior, Alburnus Maior, Alba, Romania
Macedonian:
Рошја Монтана, Рошја Монтана, Алба, Романија
Malay:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Daerah Alba, Romania
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba Koān, Romania
Occitan:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Romania
Polish:
Roșia Montană , Okręg Alba, Rumunia
Portuguese:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Alba, Romênia
Serbian:
Општина Рошија Монтана, Општина Рошија Монтана, Алба, Румунија
Serbo-Croatian:
Opština Roșia Montană, Opština Roșia Montană, Alba, Rumunija
Tatar:
Рошия-Монтане , Румыния
Turkish:
Roșia Montană, Alba ili, Romanya
Vietnamese:
Rosia Montana, Rosia Montana, Alba, România
Volapük:
Roșia Montană, Roșia Montană, Rumän
Ancient and modern gold mines around the village Roșia Montană (located about 4 km SW of Roşia Poieni). The ancient mines are located on Cârnic Mountain, with well-preserved Roman galleries. The mining started here more than 2000 years ago.
The old Hungarian names are Verespatak and Vöröspatak; the old German name is Goldbach ('Gold creek'). Roșia Abrudului and Roșia de Munte are older Romanian names.
A project by open-pit mining (by the Canadian investor Gabriel Resources) was abandoned in around 2007. In 2021 Roșia Montană became a World Heritage Area.
Breccia pipe/brecciated dyke, discordant veins in clusters.
Host rock: Dacite.
Alteration: adularization, sericitization, chloritization, argillization, silicification and pyritization.
The ore deposition at the Rosia Montana deposit evolved from an early Au-(Ag) low-sulfidation character to a late Ag-Te-(Ge-Au) intermediate-sulfidation character, and may be correlated with late magmatic pulses (Tamas et al., 2006).
No mines are currently active in Roşia Montanã. The Roşia Montană area has been mined for gold since the Copper Age (5300 to 1700 BC). During this age mining was entirely alluvial. This form of mining continued into the Bronze Age (3500 to 1200 BC) and then into the Early Iron Age (1200 to 550 BC). Roşia Montană quartz-vein lode gold mining is speculated, in literature, to have begun in the late Bronze Age using trench/pit techniques. In the Dacian Age (1st century AD) lode Gold mining began in earnest in Romania. Roşia Montană is the oldest permanent Roman mining settlement in Romania (about 1880 years old) then called “Alburmus Maior.” More accurately, according to Roman Wax Tablets found in the Cătălina Monuleşt gallery in the Coş Mine, the exact founding date was February 6, 131!
Numerous major mines have existed over the ages in the Roşia Montană area. Cârnic, Cetate, Cârnicel, Carpeni, Găuri, Zeus, Coş, Orlea, Ţarina, Piatra Corbului, Igre, Lety, Jig-Văidoaia, and Roşia Poieni (discovered in 1978) are all major mines within an area less than 5 Km of the village of Roşia Montanã.
However, it is rare to see anything but Roşia Montanã (Verespatak) on any older label. That is the reason why everyone assumes that Roşia Montanã (Verespatak) is a mine and all specimens labeled Roşia Montanã (Verespatak) come from that mine. Major corrections are needed for Alba and Hunedoara Counties.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities53 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Alabandite Formula: MnS References: |
ⓘ Alburnite (TL) Formula: Ag8GeTe2S4 Localities: |
ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe Localities: References: |
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 References: |
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Apjohnite Formula: Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ Argyrodite Formula: Ag8GeS6 References: |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: |
ⓘ Berthierite Formula: FeSb2S4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: References: |
ⓘ Canfieldite Formula: Ag8SnS6 |
ⓘ Cervelleite Formula: Ag4TeS References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: References: |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
ⓘ Dietrichite Formula: (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ Evansite Formula: Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: References: |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: References: |
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Localities: References: |
ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te Localities: References: |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Imiterite Formula: Ag2HgS2 |
ⓘ Jôkokuite Formula: MnSO4 · 5H2O |
ⓘ Kalinite Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 References: |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Habit: Biege common Opal, chalky to botryoidal Colour: brown to biege Description: Opal never occurred at Rosia Montana but did occur in Hunedoara County. (Frank Dzubeck Private Communication) References: |
ⓘ Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 References: |
ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Pirquitasite Formula: Ag2ZnSnS4 |
ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 Localities: References: |
ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] Localities: |
ⓘ Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: References: |
ⓘ Stephanite Formula: Ag5SbS4 |
ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 Localities: References: |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Localities: References: |
ⓘ Uytenbogaardtite Formula: Ag3AuS2 |
ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Alburnite (TL) | 2.BA. | Ag8GeTe2S4 |
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Cervelleite | 2.BA.60 | Ag4TeS |
ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
ⓘ | Canfieldite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8SnS6 |
ⓘ | Argyrodite | 2.BA.70 | Ag8GeS6 |
ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
ⓘ | Uytenbogaardtite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuS2 |
ⓘ | Imiterite | 2.BD.05 | Ag2HgS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pirquitasite | 2.CB.15a | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
ⓘ | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
ⓘ | Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
ⓘ | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
ⓘ | Berthierite | 2.HA.20 | FeSb2S4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Opal ? | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Jôkokuite | 7.CB.20 | MnSO4 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ | Apjohnite | 7.CB.85 | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ | Dietrichite | 7.CB.85 | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
ⓘ | Kalinite | 7.CC.15 | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Evansite | 8.DF.10 | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
H | ⓘ Apjohnite | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | ⓘ Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | ⓘ Jôkokuite | MnSO4 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Apjohnite | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | ⓘ Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Jôkokuite | MnSO4 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
Al | ⓘ Apjohnite | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | ⓘ Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
S | ⓘ Apjohnite | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Berthierite | FeSb2S4 |
S | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
S | ⓘ Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | ⓘ Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | ⓘ Imiterite | Ag2HgS2 |
S | ⓘ Jôkokuite | MnSO4 · 5H2O |
S | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | ⓘ Uytenbogaardtite | Ag3AuS2 |
S | ⓘ Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Kalinite | KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
Mn | ⓘ Apjohnite | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Mn | ⓘ Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Mn | ⓘ Jôkokuite | MnSO4 · 5H2O |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Berthierite | FeSb2S4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ge | Germanium | |
Ge | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
Ge | ⓘ Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
As | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
Ag | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
Ag | ⓘ Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
Ag | ⓘ Imiterite | Ag2HgS2 |
Ag | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Ag | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
Ag | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Ag | ⓘ Uytenbogaardtite | Ag3AuS2 |
Ag | ⓘ Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
Sn | ⓘ Pirquitasite | Ag2ZnSnS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Berthierite | FeSb2S4 |
Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
Te | ⓘ Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Te | ⓘ Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Au | ⓘ Uytenbogaardtite | Ag3AuS2 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Imiterite | Ag2HgS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Miocene : 12.78 ± 0.09 Ma to 12.71 ± 0.13 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro%C8%99ia_Montan%C4%83 |
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Wikidata ID: | Q12148992 |
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