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Avala Mines, Mount Avala, Beli Potok, Voždovac, Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbiai
Regional Level Types
Avala MinesGroup of Mines
Mount AvalaMountain
Beli PotokVillage
VoždovacMunicipality
BelgradeCity
Central SerbiaProvince
SerbiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 41' 31'' North , 20° 30' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rušanj4,769 (2017)5.3km
Sremčica23,000 (2017)9.9km
Belgrade1,273,651 (2017)13.1km
Velika Moštanica2,751 (2017)13.2km
Ostružnica4,060 (2016)16.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
3045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3045:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small old mercury mines on Mount Avala.
Prior 1940, a German company mined about 100,000 t of ore with 9% Pb, 5% Zn, 2% As, 0.3% Cu and 220 g/t Ag
Ore deposit type: Low-sulphidation epi- to mesothermal polymetallic-Ag veins: Pb, Zn, Ag, Mn, Cu, (As, Sb)
Note: coordinates are approximate.

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Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
'Axinite Group'
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calomel
Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Calomel3.AA.30[Hg2]2+Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg Native MercuryHg
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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