Rimetea iron mines, Rimetea, Alba County, Romaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rimetea iron mines | Mining Area (Abandoned) |
| Rimetea | Commune |
| Alba County | County |
| Romania | Country |
Rimetea iron mines, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 28' 36'' North , 23° 33' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mining Area (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Age:
541 ± 1.0 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Eisenstein-Bergbaue Toroczkó
Other Languages:
German:
Eisenburg, Toroczkó, Eisenburg, Eisenmarkt, Kreis Alba, Rumänien
Hungarian:
Toroszkó, Torockó, Torockó, Fehér megye, Románia
Latin:
Castrum Thuruscum, Castrum Thuruscum, Alba, Romania
Braun-Eisenstein type iron ores at the contact of mica schist layers and crystalline limestones, contacts with extrusive rocks of the augite porphyry (or melaphyre) type. The extraction of these ores was the basis for the development of iron mining since ancient times - see the description of Rimetea.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Carpathian MountainsMountain Range
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References
von Hauer, Franz Ritter, Stäche, Guido Dr. (1863) Geologie Siebenbürgens [Geology of Transylvania] - Nach den Aufnahmen der k. k. geologischen Reichs anstalt [According to the photographs of the k. k. geological institute and literary aids]. Wilhelm Braumuller. p.1-636.p.510 - Auf diesem letzteren Wege, nordwestlich vom Orte folgen zunächst herumliegende Stücke von Hornstein und Augitporphyr, welche das Durchstreichen einer, wenn auch nicht mächtigen Zone dieser Gesteine verrathen, dann aber allsogleich Glimmerschiefer, aus welchem mächtige Massen von krystallinischem Kalkstein emporragen. An den Contactstellen zwischen den zwei letzgenannten Gesteinsarten brechen die Erze, Brauneisensteine, die in zahlreichen kleinen Gruben gewonnen und auf Saumthieren in das Thal hinabgeschafft werden.
