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Piesky, Špania Dolina deposit, Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakiai
Regional Level Types
PieskyGroup of Mine Dumps
Špania Dolina depositDeposit
Špania DolinaMunicipality
Banská Bystrica DistrictDistrict
Banská Bystrica RegionRegion
SlovakiaCountry
Piesky, Špania Dolina deposit, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 49' 3'' North , 19° 7' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mine Dumps
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Banská Bystrica82,336 (2014)8.8km
Krahule264 (2018)17.3km
Kremnické Bane263 (2018)18.7km
Kremnica5,356 (2018)20.0km
Hrochoť,Slovakia1,500 (2014)22.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
28213
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28213:9
GUID (UUID V4):
4a2df95a-6e9d-4746-b6bc-4b122839e3ec
Name(s) in local language(s):
Piesky, Špania Dolina, okres Banská Bystrica, Banskobystrický Kraj, Slovenská Republika


Huge old dumps after ancient mining of copper. Classic Slovak locality for secondary minerals of copper, especially chalcophyllite, azurite, and malachite.

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49 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Camérolaite
Formula: Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Copper
Formula: Cu
Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cualstibite
Formula: Cu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
References:
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Monohydrocalcite
Formula: CaCO3 · H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Strashimirite
Formula: Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
References:
Martin Števko-unpublished, PXRD confirmedIdentified by Martin Stevko: XRD
Tangdanite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tripuhyite
Formula: Fe3+Sb5+O4
Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Vaterite
Formula: CaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tripuhyite4.DB.05Fe3+Sb5+O4
'Bindheimite' ?4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Cualstibite4.FB.10Cu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Vaterite5.AB.20CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Monohydrocalcite5.CB.20CaCO3 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Camérolaite7.DE.75Cu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Strashimirite8.DC.12Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Tyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Tangdanite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CamérolaiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
H CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H CualstibiteCu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
H DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
H TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
H TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
C SideriteFeCO3
C TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
C VateriteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CamérolaiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
O CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CualstibiteCu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
O CupriteCu2O
O DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Goethiteα-Fe3+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 KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
O TenoriteCuO
O TripuhyiteFe3+Sb5+O4
O TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
O VateriteCaCO3
O TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al CamérolaiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al CualstibiteCu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CamérolaiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Ca TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Ca VateriteCaCO3
Ca TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe TripuhyiteFe3+Sb5+O4
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CamérolaiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cu CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CualstibiteCu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Cu TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
As CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
As TangdaniteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9 · 9H2O
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb CamérolaiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)
Sb CualstibiteCu2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb TripuhyiteFe3+Sb5+O4
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O

Localities in this Region

  • Banská Bystrica Region
    • Banská Bystrica District
      • Špania Dolina

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