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Skalka uranium occurrence, Brezno, Brezno District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakiai
Regional Level Types
Skalka uranium occurrenceAdit (Inactive)
BreznoMunicipality
Brezno DistrictDistrict
Banská Bystrica RegionRegion
SlovakiaCountry
Skalka uranium occurrence, Carpathian Mountains, Europe

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 49' 42'' North , 19° 37' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Adit (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mýto pod Ďumbierom542 (2013)2.6km
Brezno21,331 (2015)2.7km
Čierny Balog5,234 (2012)9.1km
Demänovská Dolina203 (2015)16.2km
Liptovský Hrádok7,572 (2018)24.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
345136
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:345136:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small occurrence of vein-type uranium mineralization hosted in in the mylonitized Lower Triassic quartzites of Veporic crystalline envelope. It was explored by short adit in 1950s.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sabugalite
Formula: HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Sabugalite8.EB.55HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Al SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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