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Clinoptilolite mine, Nižný Hrabovec, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Clinoptilolite mine | Mine |
| Nižný Hrabovec | Municipality |
| Vranov nad Topľou District | District |
| Prešov Region | Region |
| Slovakia | Country |
Clinoptilolite mine, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 51' 31'' North , 21° 46' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
23.03 to 5.332 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Tschegg, C., Rice, A.H.N., Grasemann, B., Matiasek, E., Kobulej, P., Dziv
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Strážske | 4,474 (2012) | 5.3km |
| Vranov nad Topľou | 23,246 (2016) | 6.9km |
| Chlmec | 8,031 (2012) | 12.9km |
| Humenné | 35,367 (2016) | 13.9km |
| Vinné | 1,608 (2012) | 15.6km |
Open-pit mine hosted in a Miocene volcanogenic-sedimentary deposit in the East Slovak basin, with an estimated 150 million tonnes of clinoptilolite tuff (rhyolitic).
Represents the economically most important reserve in the European Union.
Over 170,000 metric tonnes of high-grade clinoptilolite tuff were extracted in 2018.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinoptilolite-Ca | 9.GE.05 | Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca | Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca | Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca | Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca | Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca | Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
CzechoslovakiaCountry
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Panonian BasinWide Rift
EuropeContinent
- Carpathian MountainsMountain Range
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References
Tschegg, Cornelius, Rice, A. Hugh N., Grasemann, Bernhard, Matiasek, Elisabeth, Kobulej, Pavel, Dzivák, Martin, Berger, Thomas (2019) Petrogenesis of a Large-Scale Miocene Zeolite Tuff in the Eastern Slovak Republic: The Nižný Hrabovec Open-Pit Clinoptilolite Mine. Economic Geology, 114 (6) 1177-1194 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4679
Clinoptilolite mine, Nižný Hrabovec, Vranov nad Topľou District, Prešov Region, Slovakia