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Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Săsar Mine | Mine |
| Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area | Mining Area |
| Baia Mare | Municipality |
| Maramureș County | County |
| Romania | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 39' 45'' North , 23° 32' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
At least 10 ± 1.5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Baia Mare | 136,553 (2017) | 2.3km |
| Săsar | 1,662 (2013) | 3.6km |
| Recea | 5,360 (2012) | 3.6km |
| Tăuții-Măgherăuș | 2,761 (2015) | 4.4km |
| Mocira | 752 (2013) | 4.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sasar Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Sãsar
Age & setting: Pannonian Stage (11.5 to 8.5 Ma) dacites and quartz andesites, with the Sasar and Herja veins.
Sasar - 0.15 Mt @ 3.25% Zn, 1.2% Pb, 18 g/t Ag, 1.5 g/t Au.
Sasar - 0.15 Mt @ 3.25% Zn, 1.2% Pb, 18 g/t Ag, 1.5 g/t Au.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
13 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Semseyite | 2.HC.10d | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Robinsonite | 2.HC.20 | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| ⓘ | Fizélyite | 2.JB.40a | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| ⓘ | Baiamareite (TL) | 2.JB.40b | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| S | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| S | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Ag | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Sb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Sb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Sb | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Pb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Pb | ⓘ Baiamareite | Ag4Pb12Fe4Sb20S48 |
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Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania