Rákoš-Volarská vein, Rákoš hill iron deposit, Rožňava, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rákoš-Volarská vein | Vein (Inactive) |
| Rákoš hill iron deposit | Deposit (Inactive) |
| Rožňava | Town |
| Rožňava District | District |
| Košice Region | Region |
| Slovakia | Country |
Rákoš-Volarská vein, Rákoš hill iron deposit, Carpathian Mountains, Europe
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 40' 35'' North , 20° 33' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Vein (Inactive) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rožňava | 19,261 (2016) | 2.5km |
| Betliar | 938 (2012) | 4.9km |
| Dobšiná | 4,896 (2012) | 21.3km |
| Medzev | 3,667 (2012) | 24.5km |
| Spišská Nová Ves | 39,195 (2018) | 29.8km |
Hydrothermal siderite-quartz vein with sulfides. Mined for iron. Explored by numerous adits including Vyšná Johan Volarská, Johan Dubová, Schlosser, Nová kutacia or Spodný Rákoš.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
19 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ Kobellite Formula: Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Ullmannite Formula: NiSbS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Kobellite | 2.HB.10a | Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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Rákoš-Volarská vein, Rákoš hill iron deposit, Rožňava, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia