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Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungaryi
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Volborthite, etc.

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Kingite

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Volborthite

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Volborthite, etc.

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Kingite

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Volborthite

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Volborthite, etc.

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
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Kingite

Rágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 11' North , 20° 29' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.18333,20.48333
GRN:
N33E10
Type:
Valley
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
27137
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27137:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Rágyincs- völgy


Coordinates are for the Dédestapolcsány town centre.

Geology: Carboniferous black shale, shale, and sandstone occur in the Rágyincs Valley, accompanied by several metres of yellowish-white, phosphate-bearing slope debris.

The phosphatic slope debris was discovered during the uranium exploration in 1973 (on the other side of the stream, 8-10 metre long, already heavily collapsed ditches were created); the black slate is found in the rock blocks standing behind the ditches as well as in the stream bed.

The phosphatic slope debris consists mainly of kingite; some species in the debris (e.g., koninckite and evansite) have not yet been confirmed due to the lack of appropriate instrumental tests. Without in-depth tests, many spectacular minerals found there cannot yet be identified.

In and around the streambed are huge boulders interlaced with quartzite, containing crystalline quartz (up to 2 cm), as well as clinochlore and goethite. Crystalline calcite also occurs in the alluvial material of the stream.

In 1997, Sándor Klaj found another mineral assemblage in the dark shale next to the trenches, from which the first Hungarian vanadate, volborthite, was determined.

Access: The site can be accessed from Dédestapolcsány, starting from the car park of the Láz-bérc reservoir to the research trenches on the other side of the winding stream in the Rágyincs valley.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


24 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Bolivarite
Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Delvauxite
Formula: CaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
ⓘ Evansite
Formula: Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kingite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O
ⓘ Koninckite
Formula: Fe3+PO4 · 3H2O
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Mitryaevaite
Formula: Al6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
Description: Sample not coated. 15kV.
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba, Kaszon Kovacs, Abigail Jiménez, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa (2026)Identified by Joan Rosell-Riba, Abigail Jiménez, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa: XRD
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Vashegyite
Formula: Al11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
ⓘ Volborthite
Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Description: Szakáll, S., Sajó, I. (2003): Volborthite, a hydrous copper-vanadate from phosphate-bearing argillites in Dédestapolcsány, Uppony Mts. (N-Hungary). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Ser. Geol., Spec. Issue, p. 121.
ⓘ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.00.05SiO2
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘKoninckite8.CE.55Fe3+PO4 · 3H2O
ⓘVashegyite8.DB.10Al11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
ⓘMitryaevaite8.DB.25Al6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
ⓘBeraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
ⓘKingite8.DC.47Al3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O
ⓘWavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
ⓘBolivarite8.DF.10Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O
ⓘEvansite8.DF.10Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
ⓘDelvauxite8.DM.35CaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
ⓘVolborthite8.FD.05Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘAllophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ BolivariteAl2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Hⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KingiteAl3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O
Hⓘ KoninckiteFe3+PO4 · 3H2O
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
Hⓘ VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Hⓘ MitryaevaiteAl6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ BolivariteAl2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Oⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KingiteAl3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O
Oⓘ KoninckiteFe3+PO4 · 3H2O
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
Oⓘ VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Oⓘ MitryaevaiteAl6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ KingiteAl3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O
Fⓘ MitryaevaiteAl6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alⓘ BolivariteAl2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KingiteAl3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
Alⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Alⓘ MitryaevaiteAl6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Pⓘ BolivariteAl2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Pⓘ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Pⓘ KingiteAl3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O
Pⓘ KoninckiteFe3+PO4 · 3H2O
Pⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
Pⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Pⓘ MitryaevaiteAl6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ MitryaevaiteAl6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Feⓘ DelvauxiteCaFe4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8 · 4-6H2O not confirmed
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ KoninckiteFe3+PO4 · 3H2O
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O

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