Jeroným Mine, Abertamy, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republici
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jeroným Mine | Mine |
| Abertamy | Municipality |
| Karlovy Vary District | District |
| Karlovy Vary Region | Region |
| Czech Republic | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 22' 22'' North , 12° 49' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abertamy | 1,315 (2018) | 0.5km |
| Pernink | 969 (2018) | 2.6km |
| Horní Blatná | 694 (2018) | 3.9km |
| Merklín | 1,117 (2018) | 5.9km |
| Nové Hamry | 292 (2018) | 7.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
247384
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247384:3
GUID (UUID V4):
50d6b82c-80f4-4058-8f73-60e6f290ebbf
GPS coordinates and description (translated from Czech) provided by the link below.
The extensive tailings dump on the northern edge of Abertam is a remnant of the intensive uranium ore mining that took place in the Abertamy ore district in 1946–1965. The main mining pit at that time was the Jeroným shaft, the mouth of which was located in the area of the current Blex plant closer to the center of Abertam.
The Jeroným shaft was founded in the 16th century, when silver ores were mined in Abertamy, and was named Hieronymus after one member of the Šlik count family - Jeroným Šlik. In 1949, the mine was restored to open a deeper, previously unexplored part of the deposit. Until 1960, it was deepened to the level of 8 floors to a depth of almost 500 meters. It thus became one of the deepest shafts in the Jáchymov region.
Unlike silver ores, the uranium mineralization in Abertamy was tied to the vein structures of the predominant NW-SE direction. In total, several dozen veins with thicknesses from millimeters to a maximum of 30-40 centimeters were discovered here. By far the richest of them was the A2 vein, excavated on all eight floors of the 600 m mine, which provided 496 tons of uranium, and thus became the most productive vein in the Jáchymov region. In addition to pink dolomite and quartz, it contained massive pitch up to 30 cm thick, but there were also sections with rich silver mineralization. A total of 922 tons of uranium was recovered from all the Abertamy veins. With this volume, the Abertamy deposit was one of the largest in what was then Czechoslovakia. The rich A2 vein, together with its overburden RA2, contributed to the fact that the Jeroným mine in Abertamy remained the last active mine in the Jáchymov region. It was not closed until the beginning of 1965.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Deliensite | 7.EB.10 | Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Deliensite | Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Deliensite | Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Deliensite | Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Deliensite | Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Deliensite | Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Czech Republic
- ⭔Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)Region
- Karlovy Vary Region
- Jáchymov ore districtMining District
CzechoslovakiaCountry
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- Ore MountainsMountain Range
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References
Plášil, J., Hauser, J., Petříček, V., Meisser, N., Mills, S. J., Škoda, R., Fejfarová, K., Čejka, J., Sejkora, J., Hloušek, J., Johannet, J.-M., Machovič, V., Lapčák, L. (2012) Crystal structure and formula revision of deliensite, Fe[(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2](H2O)7. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (7) 2837-2860 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.7.14
