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Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Banská Štiavnica | Town |
| Banská Štiavnica District | District |
| Banská Bystrica Region | Region |
| Slovakia | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Banská Štiavnica | 10,191 (2015) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Schemnitz
Other Languages:
French:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica, Région de Banská Bystrica, Slovaquie
German:
Schemnitz, Bezirk Schemnitz, Banskobystrický kraj, Slowakei
Italian:
Banská Štiavnica, distretto di Banská Štiavnica, Regione di Banská Bystrica, Slovacchia
Russian:
Банска-Штьявница, Банска-Штьявница, Банска-Бистрицкий край, Словакия
Simplified Chinese:
班斯卡什佳夫尼察, 班斯卡什佳夫尼察區, 班斯卡·比斯特理察州, 斯洛伐克
Slovak:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica , Banskobystrický kraj, Slovensko
Spanish:
Banská Štiavnica, Distrito de Banská Štiavnica, Región de Banská Bystrica, Eslovaquia
Arabic:
بانسكا شتيفنيتسا, إقليم بانسكا بيستريتسا, سلوفاكيا
Aragonese:
Banská Štiavnica, Eslovaquia
Armenian:
Բանսկա Շտյավնիցա, Սլովակիա
Azeri:
Banska Ştyavnisa, Banska Bistritsa diyarı, Slovakiya
Basque:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnicako barrutia, Banská Bystrica eskualdea, Eslovakia
Belarusian:
Банска-Шцьяўніца, Банскабістрыцкі край, Славакія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Банска Шцьяўніца, Банска Шцьяўніца, Банскабыстрыцкі край, Славаччына
Bulgarian:
Банска Щявница, Банска Щявница, Банскобистришки край, Словакия
Catalan:
Banská Štiavnica, districte de Banská Štiavnica, Regió de Banská Bystrica, Eslovàquia
Cebuano:
Banská Štiavnica, Okres Banská Štiavnica, Banskobystrický kraj, Eslobakya
Croatian:
Banská Štiavnica, Okrug Banská Štiavnica, Banskobystrický kraj, Slovačka
Czech:
Banská Štiavnica, okres Banská Štiavnica, Banskobystrický kraj, Slovensko
Danish:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica, Slovakiet
Dutch:
Banská Štiavnica, Okres Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica, Slowakije
Esperanto:
Banská Štiavnica, Distrikto Banská Štiavnica, Regiono Banská Bystrica, Slovakio
Estonian:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica maakond, Slovakkia
Farsi/Persian:
بانسکا شتیاوینتسا, منطقه بانسکا بیستریتسا, اسلواکی
Finnish:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrican alue, Slovakia
Georgian:
ბანსკა-შტიავნიცა, ბანსკა-შტიავნიცის რაიონი, ბანსკა-ბისტრიცის მხარე, სლოვაკეთი
Greek:
Μπάνσκα Στιάβνιτσα, Σλοβακία
Hebrew:
באנסקה שטיאווניצה, באנסקה ביסטריצה, סלובקיה
Hindi:
बेन्स्का स्टायवेनिका, स्लोवाकिया
Hungarian:
Selmecbánya, Selmecbányai járás, Besztercebányai kerület, Szlovákia
Japanese:
バンスカー・シュチャヴニツァ, バンスカー・ビストリツァ県, スロバキア
Korean:
반스카슈티아브니차, 반스카비스트리차주, 슬로바키아
Latvian:
Banska Štjavnica, Banska Štjavnicas apriņķis, Banska Bistricas apgabals, Slovākija
Limburgian:
Banská Štiavnica, Gewes Banská Bystrica, Slowakije
Lithuanian:
Banska Štiavnica, Banska Bistricos kraštas, Slovakija
Lombard:
Banská Štiavnica, Sluachia
Luxembourgish:
Banská Štiavnica, Slowakei
Macedonian:
Банска Штијавница, Словачка
Malay:
Banská Štiavnica, Daerah Banská Štiavnica, Wilayah Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica Koān
Norwegian:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Polish:
Bańska Szczawnica, Powiat Bańska Szczawnica, Kraj bańskobystrzycki, Słowacja
Portuguese:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica, Eslováquia
Romanian:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica, Regiunea Banská Bystrica, Slovacia
Rusyn:
Баньска Щавніця, Окрес Банска Штявніца, Банскобістріцькый край, Словеньско
Scots:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakie
Serbian:
Банска Штјавњица, Округ Банска Штјавњица, Банскобистрички крај, Словачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Banská Štiavnica, Okrug Banska Štjavnjica, Banskobistrički kraj, Slovačka
Slovenian:
Banská Štiavnica, Slovaška
Swedish:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica, Slovakien
Tatar:
Банска-Штьявнитса, Словакия
Traditional Chinese:
班斯卡什佳夫尼察, 斯洛伐克
Turkish:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica Bölgesi, Slovakya
Ukrainian:
Банська Штявниця, Банська Штявниця, Банськобистрицький край, Словаччина
Vietnamese:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Volapük:
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakiyän
Waray:
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica, Eslovakya
Welsh:
Banská Štiavnica, Slofacia
Vein-type epithermal precious metal and base metal deposit.
Old German name is Schemnitz and the old Hungarian name is Selmecbánya.
The Banská Štiavnica ore district is in the central zone of the largest stratovolcano (diameter 50 km2, with a caldera in its centre, with a diameter of 20 km2), in the Central Slovakia Neogene Volcanic Field.
The following types of ore deposits (mineralizations) have been identified in the Banská Štiavnica ore district (Lexa et al., 1999):
1. Quartz-pyrophyllite-pyrite high-sulphidation system at Šobov, related to the diorite intrusion.
2. Magnetite skarn deposits and occurrences at contacts of the granodiorite pluton with Mesozoic carbonate rocks. Magnetite ores occur as lenses in the calcic skarns.
3. Stockwork/disseminated base metal deposit along an irregular network of fractures in apical parts of the granodiorite pluton and in remnants of basement rocks: sphalerite and galena and minor chalcopyrite and pyrite. In overlying andesites the mineralization is accompanied by metasomatic quartzites and argillites with pyrophyllite, kaolinite, illite and pyrite.
4. Porphyry/skarn copper deposits and occurrences related to granodiorite/quartz-diorite porphyry dyke clusters and stocks around the granodiorite intrusion. The mineralized zone is represented by accumulations of chalcopyrite in exo- and endo-skarns, usually of the magnesian type affected by serpentinization. Besides chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, minor bornite, chalcocite, tennantite and magnetite, rare molybdenite and gold are present. The alteration pattern around productive intrusions includes an external zone of propylitization, a zone of argillitic alteration (kaolinite – illite – pyrite) and an internal zone of phyllic alteration (quartz – sericite – pyrite). Biotitization is rare and limited to porphyry intrusions.
5. Intrusion related “mesothermal” gold deposit in an andesitic environment just above the granodiorite intrusion. Gold of high fineness with base metal mineralization is contained in brecciated and/or banded quartz veins of subhorizontal orientation, parallel to the surface of granodiorite pluton. At least the first phase of mineralization is older than quartz-diorite porphyry sills, which separate granodiorite and blocks of mineralized andesite.
6. Hot spring type advanced argillic systems in the caldera filling. Silicites and opalites accompanied by kaolinite, alunite and pyrite grade downward into smectite dominated argillites.
7. Vein type epithermal precious/base metal deposits and occurrences as a result of the long lasting interaction among structural evolution of the resurgent horst and evolving hydrothermal system, extensive intrusive complex and deep seated siliceous magma chamber serving as heat and magmatic fluid source. Three types of epithermal veins occur in a zonal arrangement:
(a) base metal veins ± Au with transition to Cu ± Bi mineralization at depth in the east/central part of the horst,
(b) Ag – Au veins with minor base metal mineralization and
(c) Au – Ag veins located at marginal faults of the horst. Isotopic composition of oxygen and hydrogen in hydrothermal fluids indicate mixing of magmatic and meteoric component (with generally increasing proportion of meteoric component towards younger mineralization periods?). Veins are accompanied by zones of silicification, adularization and sericitization, indicating a low sulphidation environment.
8. Replacement base metal mineralization of a limited extent in the Mesozoic carbonate rocks next to sulphide rich epithermal base metal veins.
Two copper smelters were active from 1500 to 1893 in Tajov (Tajova) (info in German Wikipedia entry).
Old German name is Schemnitz and the old Hungarian name is Selmecbánya.
The Banská Štiavnica ore district is in the central zone of the largest stratovolcano (diameter 50 km2, with a caldera in its centre, with a diameter of 20 km2), in the Central Slovakia Neogene Volcanic Field.
The following types of ore deposits (mineralizations) have been identified in the Banská Štiavnica ore district (Lexa et al., 1999):
1. Quartz-pyrophyllite-pyrite high-sulphidation system at Šobov, related to the diorite intrusion.
2. Magnetite skarn deposits and occurrences at contacts of the granodiorite pluton with Mesozoic carbonate rocks. Magnetite ores occur as lenses in the calcic skarns.
3. Stockwork/disseminated base metal deposit along an irregular network of fractures in apical parts of the granodiorite pluton and in remnants of basement rocks: sphalerite and galena and minor chalcopyrite and pyrite. In overlying andesites the mineralization is accompanied by metasomatic quartzites and argillites with pyrophyllite, kaolinite, illite and pyrite.
4. Porphyry/skarn copper deposits and occurrences related to granodiorite/quartz-diorite porphyry dyke clusters and stocks around the granodiorite intrusion. The mineralized zone is represented by accumulations of chalcopyrite in exo- and endo-skarns, usually of the magnesian type affected by serpentinization. Besides chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, minor bornite, chalcocite, tennantite and magnetite, rare molybdenite and gold are present. The alteration pattern around productive intrusions includes an external zone of propylitization, a zone of argillitic alteration (kaolinite – illite – pyrite) and an internal zone of phyllic alteration (quartz – sericite – pyrite). Biotitization is rare and limited to porphyry intrusions.
5. Intrusion related “mesothermal” gold deposit in an andesitic environment just above the granodiorite intrusion. Gold of high fineness with base metal mineralization is contained in brecciated and/or banded quartz veins of subhorizontal orientation, parallel to the surface of granodiorite pluton. At least the first phase of mineralization is older than quartz-diorite porphyry sills, which separate granodiorite and blocks of mineralized andesite.
6. Hot spring type advanced argillic systems in the caldera filling. Silicites and opalites accompanied by kaolinite, alunite and pyrite grade downward into smectite dominated argillites.
7. Vein type epithermal precious/base metal deposits and occurrences as a result of the long lasting interaction among structural evolution of the resurgent horst and evolving hydrothermal system, extensive intrusive complex and deep seated siliceous magma chamber serving as heat and magmatic fluid source. Three types of epithermal veins occur in a zonal arrangement:
(a) base metal veins ± Au with transition to Cu ± Bi mineralization at depth in the east/central part of the horst,
(b) Ag – Au veins with minor base metal mineralization and
(c) Au – Ag veins located at marginal faults of the horst. Isotopic composition of oxygen and hydrogen in hydrothermal fluids indicate mixing of magmatic and meteoric component (with generally increasing proportion of meteoric component towards younger mineralization periods?). Veins are accompanied by zones of silicification, adularization and sericitization, indicating a low sulphidation environment.
8. Replacement base metal mineralization of a limited extent in the Mesozoic carbonate rocks next to sulphide rich epithermal base metal veins.
Two copper smelters were active from 1500 to 1893 in Tajov (Tajova) (info in German Wikipedia entry).
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