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Borha Valley, Velem, Kőszeg District, Vas County, Hungaryi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Borha Valley | Valley |
| Velem | Village |
| Kőszeg District | District |
| Vas County | County |
| Hungary | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 20' 59'' North , 16° 30' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
N of Szombathely. Two closed adits and a small dump, with very few collecting possibilities. It was a prospect site around 1950. Adits were opened on manganese minerals with fuchsite, azurite and malachite occurences, but without any luck.
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘAlbite Formula:Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘCalcite Formula:CaCO3 |
| ⓘGoethite Formula:Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘPyrolusite Formula:Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘRanciéite Formula:(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| ⓘRutile Formula:TiO2 |
| ⓘSiderite Formula:FeCO3 |
| ⓘ'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ranciéite | 4.FL.40 | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘGoethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘRanciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘCalcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘSiderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘAlbite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘCalcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘGoethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘPyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘRanciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| O | ⓘRutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘSiderite | FeCO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘAlbite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘAlbite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘAlbite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘCalcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘRanciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘRutile | TiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘPyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘRanciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘGoethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘSiderite | FeCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Panonian BasinWide Rift
EuropeContinent
Hungary
- ⭔TransdanubiaRegion
- Vas County
- Kőszegi MountainsMountain Range
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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.
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