Quick Links : The Mindat Manual The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Mindat Newsletter [Free Download]

Home Page About Mindat The Mindat Manual History of Mindat Copyright Status Who We Are Contact Us Advertise on Mindat

Donate to Mindat Corporate Sponsorship Sponsor a Page Sponsored Pages Mindat Advertisers Advertise on Mindat

Learning Center What is a mineral?The most common minerals on earth Information for Educators Mindat Articles The Elements The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Geologic Time Explore Fossils

Minerals by Properties Minerals by Chemistry Mineral Visual Explorer Advanced Locality Search Random Mineral Random Locality Search by minID Localities Near Me Search Articles Search Glossary More Search Options

The Mindat Manual Add a New Photo Rate Photos Locality Edit Report Coordinate Completion Report Add Glossary Item

Mining Companies Statistics Users Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations Mineral Shows & Events The Mindat Directory Device Settings The Mineral Quiz Time Machine

Photo Search Photo Galleries Search by Color Photo Colour Explorer New Photos Today New Photos Yesterday Members' Photo Galleries Past Photo of the Day Gallery Photography

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania i
Regional Level Types
Săsar Mine Mine
Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area Mining Area
Baia Mare Municipality
Maramureș County County
Romania Country

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

Regional Level Types
Săsar Mine	Mine
Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area	Mining Area
Baia Mare	Municipality
Maramureș County	County
Romania	Country

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.

Photos Maps Search

Standard

All Photos (43)Specimen Photos (41)Locality Photos (2)Photos by Color Gallery Photo Statistics Add Photo

Map Pages Nearest Localities

Mineral Search Similar Localities Nearest Localities Predictive Mineralogy Search Google Type Localities in Region

deep inside old parts of the Sasar

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

View of the Baia Mare underground gold mining, ca. 1910.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

Semseyite

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

deep inside old parts of the Sasar

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

View of the Baia Mare underground gold mining, ca. 1910.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

Semseyite

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

deep inside old parts of the Sasar

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

View of the Baia Mare underground gold mining, ca. 1910.

Săsar Mine, Săsar-Valea Roșie mining area, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

47° 39' 45'' North , 23° 32' 18'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Age:

At least 10 ± 1.5 Ma

Geologic Time:

Miocene

Reference for age:

https://portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn704

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

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

Mindat Locality ID:

11965

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:11965:7

GUID (UUID V4):

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

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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

Mineral List

12 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baiamareite (TL)

Formula: Ag₄Pb₁₂Fe₄Sb₂₀S₄₈

Type Locality:

References:

Topa, D., Sicher, P., Keutsch, F., Kolitsch, U. and Stanley, C. (2023) Baiamareite, IMA 2023-044. CNMNC Newsletter 75; Mineralogical Magazine, 87, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2023.76

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

References:

George Dinca CollectionIdentified by George Dinca: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

References:

Costin, D. (2012). Compositional data on boumonite-CuPbSbS3 from Varatec ore deposit, Baiut mine field, Eastern Carpathians, Romania. Studia UBB, Geologia, 48(1), 45-54.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Habit: Subparallel curved rhombohedra

Colour: Black from inclusions of ?

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

George Dinca CollectionIdentified by George Dinca: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

ⓘ Fizélyite

Formula: Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈

References:

George Dinca CollectionIdentified by George Dinca: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Marcoux, Eric, Grancea, Luminita, Lupulescu, Marian, Milési, Jean (2002) Lead isotope signatures of epithermal and porphyry-type ore deposits from the Romanian Carpathian Mountains. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (2) 173-184 doi:10.1007/s00126-001-0223-x

ⓘ Halotrichite

Formula: FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

References:

Lavinsky, Rob (n.d.) Specimens previously handled by The Arkenstone.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Grancea, Luminita, Bailly, Laurent, Leroy, Jacques, Banks, David, Marcoux, Eric, Milési, Jean, Cuney, Michel, André, Anne, Istvan, Dumitru, Fabre, Cécile (2002) Fluid evolution in the Baia Mare epithermal gold/polymetallic district, Inner Carpathians, Romania. Mineralium Deposita, 37 (6) 630-647 doi:10.1007/s00126-002-0276-5

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

George Dinca CollectionIdentified by George Dinca: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

ⓘ Robinsonite

Formula: Pb₄Sb₆S₁₃

References:

Mârza, I.

Tămaș, C.G.

Tetean, R.

Andreica, A.

Denuț, I.

Mârza, Ioan, Tămaș, Călin Gabriel, Tetean, Romulus, Andreica, Alina, Denuț, Ioan, Kovács, Réka (2019) Epithermal Bicolor Black and White Calcite Spheres from Herja Ore Deposit, Baia Mare Neogene Ore District, Romania-Genetic Considerations. Minerals, 9 (6) 352 doi:10.3390/min9060352

ⓘ Semseyite

Formula: Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁

Habit: "Knife Blades" to a cm

Colour: lead grey

Fluorescence: none

Gallery:

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
ⓘ	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	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	''	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(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	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
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	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
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

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Carpathian MountainsVolcanic Arc

EuropeContinent

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

Anonymous, 2018, Baia Mare District - Ilba, Nistru, Sasar, Herja, Baia Sprie, Suior, Cavnic, Romania, Porter GeoConsultancy Pty Ltd. https://portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn704

Quick NavTop Commodities Mineral List Other Regions References

Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 5, 2026 10:22:00 Page updated: April 11, 2026 13:31:38

Go to top of page