Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Cinnabar, Pyrite, Quartz

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Cinnabar (ci) and pyrite (py) enclosed in quartz (qtz). Polished section in reflected light with crossed nicols, magnification 100x. Found in september 2012.

© Juraj Leško

Cinnabar, Galena

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Dark red cinnabar with steel grey galena. Self collected in 2023.

© Juraj Demian

Marrucciite, Boulangerite, Cinnabar, Dolomite, Quartz

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Anhedral aggregates of rare marrucciite (Mru) associated with subhedral crystals of boulangerite (Bou) and minor cinnabar (Cin) in quartz-dolomite matrix (Qz+Dol) from the Zenderling Hg deposit near Gelnica, Slovakia. All minerals were identified by EPMA-WDS. Self collected in 2022. BSE image on Cameca SX100 electron microprobe.

© Martin Števko

Adit No. 3

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Collapsed entrance of the adit No. 3 at the Zenderling Hg deposit. Photographed by Martin Števko in May of 2020.

© Martin Števko

Adit No. 1

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Portal of the adit No. 1 at the Zenderling Hg deposit. Photographed by Martin Števko in May of 2020.

© Martin Števko

Dump of Adit No. 3

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Dump of the adit No. 3 at the Zenderling Hg deposit. Photographed by Martin Števko in May of 2020.

© Martin Števko

Part of the old dump

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Part of the old dump of Adit No. 3. The picture was taken in August of 2022.

© Marek Szabó Dózsa

Part of the old dump

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Part of the old dump of Adit No. 3. The picture was taken in August of 2022.

© Marek Szabó Dózsa

Marrucciite, Boulangerite, Cinnabar, Dolomite, Quartz

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Anhedral aggregates of rare marrucciite (Mru) associated with subhedral crystals of boulangerite (Bou) and minor cinnabar (Cin) in quartz-dolomite matrix (Qz+Dol) from the Zenderling Hg deposit near Gelnica, Slovakia. All minerals were identified by EPMA-WDS. Self collected in 2022. BSE image on Cameca SX100 electron microprobe.

© Martin Števko

Cinnabar, Pyrite, Quartz

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Cinnabar (ci) and pyrite (py) enclosed in quartz (qtz). Polished section in reflected light with crossed nicols, magnification 100x. Found in september 2012.

© Juraj Leško

Cinnabar, Galena

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Dark red cinnabar with steel grey galena. Self collected in 2023.

© Juraj Demian

Adit No. 3

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Collapsed entrance of the adit No. 3 at the Zenderling Hg deposit. Photographed by Martin Števko in May of 2020.

© Martin Števko

Adit No. 1

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Portal of the adit No. 1 at the Zenderling Hg deposit. Photographed by Martin Števko in May of 2020.

© Martin Števko

Dump of Adit No. 3

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Dump of the adit No. 3 at the Zenderling Hg deposit. Photographed by Martin Števko in May of 2020.

© Martin Števko

Part of the old dump

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Part of the old dump of Adit No. 3. The picture was taken in August of 2022.

© Marek Szabó Dózsa

Part of the old dump

Zenderling Hg deposit, Gelnica, Gelnica District, Košice Region, Slovakia

Part of the old dump of Adit No. 3. The picture was taken in August of 2022.

© Marek Szabó Dózsa