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Muránska Zdychava occurrence, Muránska Zdychava, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia i
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Muránska Zdychava Municipality
Revúca District District
Banská Bystrica Region Region
Slovakia Country

Muránska Zdychava occurrence, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Muránska Zdychava occurrence	Occurrence
Muránska Zdychava	Municipality
Revúca District	District
Banská Bystrica Region	Region
Slovakia	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

48° 45' 22'' North , 20° 8' 4'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: u2wm65v6n

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Revúca	13,466 (2016)	8.2km
Tisovec	4,215 (2012)	16.5km
Dobšiná	4,896 (2012)	18.7km
Betliar	938 (2012)	28.0km
Rožňava	19,261 (2016)	31.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

289508

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:289508:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Muránska Zdychava, Slovenské Rudohorie, Košický Kraj, Slovenská Republika

Listvenites (hydrothermally-metasomatically altered serpentinites) within Lower Paleozoic paragneisses.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Ferenc, Š., Uher, P., Spišiak, J., Šimonová, V. (2016): Chromium- and nickel-rich micas and associated minerals in listvenite from the Muránska Zdychava, Slovakia: products of hydrothermal metasomatic transformation of ultrabasic rock. Journal of Geosciences: 61: 239-254

(2016)

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Gersdorffite

Formula: NiAsS

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Polydymite

Formula: Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

(2016)

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Siegenite

Formula: CoNi₂S₄

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

(2016)

ⓘ 'Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica'

Formula: K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

(2016)

ⓘ Violarite

Formula: Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄

References:

(2016)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Millerite	2.CC.20	NiS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Polydymite	2.DA.05	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Siegenite	2.DA.05	CoNi₂S₄
ⓘ	Violarite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Gersdorffite	2.EB.25	NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
ⓘ	'Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica'	-	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
H	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
S	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Polydymite	Ni²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
S	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Co	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
Ni	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Polydymite	Ni²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Ni	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
Ni	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Ni	ⓘ Unnamed Nickel-rich Mica	K_0.5(Ni_1.5 Al_0.6 Cr_0.4 Mg_0.2 Fe_0.1) (Si_3.3 Al_0.7)O₁₀(OH)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

CzechoslovakiaCountry

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Carpathian MountainsVolcanic Arc

EuropeContinent

Slovakia

Košice Region
- Slovenské Rudohorie MountainsMountain Range

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