Baia de Arieș, Alba County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Baia de Arieș | Town |
| Alba County | County |
| Romania | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Baia de Arieş | 4,566 (2012) |
| Muncelu | 421 (2013) |
| Brăzești | 315 (2014) |
| Cioara de Sus | 303 (2013) |
Mindat Locality ID:
5999
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5999:5
GUID (UUID V4):
c1fe4486-c2e9-4190-9b5f-6465314b039e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ofenbaia; Baia; Offenbánya; Offenburg; Aranosbánya; Umberg; Onimberg; Schwendburg; Schwend; Schlossburg; Kupecbánya
Other Languages:
French:
Baia de Arieș, Alba, Roumanie
German:
Offenburg, Kreis Alba, Rumänien
Hungarian:
Aranyosbánya, Fehér megye, Románia
Italian:
Baia de Arieș, distretto di Alba, Romania
Romanian:
Baia de Arieș, Județul Alba, România
Russian:
Бая-де-Арьеш, Алба, Румыния
Simplified Chinese:
巴亚德阿里耶什, 阿爾巴縣, 羅馬尼亞
Spanish:
Baia de Arieș, Alba, Rumania
Ukrainian:
Бая-де-Арієш, Алба, Румунія
Aragonese:
Baia de Arieș, Provincia d'Alba, Rumanía
Cebuano:
Baia de Arieș, Județul Alba, Rumanya
Dutch:
Baia de Arieș, District Alba, Roemenië
Esperanto:
Baia de Arieș, Distrikto Alba, Rumanio
Farsi/Persian:
بیه ده اریش, شهرستان آلبا, رومانی
Latin:
Baia de Arieș, Alba, Romania
Malay:
Baia de Arieș, Daerah Alba, Romania
Minangkabau:
Baia de Arieș
Polish:
Baia de Arieș, Okręg Alba, Rumunia
Portuguese:
Baia de Arieș, Alba, Romênia
Serbian:
Општина Баја де Ариеш, Алба, Румунија
Serbo-Croatian:
Opština Baia de Arieș, Alba, Rumunija
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Бая-де-Ариеш, Вилояти Алба, Руминия
Vietnamese:
Baia de Aries, Alba, România
A famous old telluride deposit, formerly known as Offenbánya (Hungarian name; old German names include Schwendburg and Offenburg). Mined for gold and silver. The modern mine was operated until 2004.
The mines are located near the small town of the same name.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities18 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe References: |
| ⓘ Arsenic Formula: As References: |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Evansite Formula: Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Krennerite Formula: Au3AgTe8 References: |
| ⓘ Muthmannite Formula: AuAgTe2 References: |
| ⓘ Nagyágite Formula: [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 References: |
| ⓘ Pitticite Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Sylvanite (TL) Formula: AgAuTe4 Type Locality: Baia de Arieș, Alba County, Romania |
| ⓘ Tellurium ? Formula: Te |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| ⓘ | Tellurium ? | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Muthmannite | 2.CB.85 | AuAgTe2 |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite (TL) | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Krennerite | 2.EA.15 | Au3AgTe8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Nagyágite | 2.HB.20a | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pitticite | 8.DB.05 | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| ⓘ | Evansite | 8.DF.10 | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Arsenic | As |
| As | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
| Ag | ⓘ Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
| Te | ⓘ Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | ⓘ Tellurium | Te |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
| Au | ⓘ Muthmannite | AuAgTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baia_de_Arie%C8%99 |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q775799 |
| GeoNames ID: | 685833 |
Localities in this Region
- Alba County
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References
Neugeboren, Johann Ludwig (1851) Geognostische Skizze von der Offenbanyaer Bergwerksgegend [Geognostic sketch of the Offenbanya mining area]. Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften zu Hermannstadt, 2. 89-91
Neugeboren, Johann Ludwig (1851) Geognostische Skizze von der Offenbanyaer Bergwerksgegend (Fortsetzung) [Geognostic sketch of the Offenbanya mining area (continued)]. Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften zu Hermannstadt, 2. 99-101
Baia de Arieș, Alba County, Romania