Mineral Evolution Database
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Ages for Cuprite at Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 90.88Ma - 89.13Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00051	90.88	89.76		Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Carrollite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Djurleite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Hessite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pseudobrookite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Sulvanite, Tenorite, Tetradymite, Vaesite, Electrum	Cu	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00068	89.9	89.13		Aikinite, Albite, Alunite, Antlerite, Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Copper, Cuprite, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Hessite, Mackinawite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Melanterite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00051	90.88	89.76		Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Carrollite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Djurleite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Hessite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pseudobrookite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Sulvanite, Tenorite, Tetradymite, Vaesite, Electrum	Cu	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00068	89.9	89.13		Aikinite, Albite, Alunite, Antlerite, Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Copper, Cuprite, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Hessite, Mackinawite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Melanterite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Mineralization age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00283	170	154		Aikinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Tetradymite	Cu	205796	Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00284	90	90		Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	205797	Tsar Assen Mine, Tsar Assen, Pazardzhik Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Mo-00151	91.05	90.05	Molybdenite		Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00152	91.55	90.55	Molybdenite		Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00153	91.3	90.7	Molybdenite		Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00154	91.61	91.01	Molybdenite		Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00189	91.55	90.95	Molybdenite		Mo	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00190	91.92	91.32	Molybdenite		Mo	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00418	88.2	87.2	Molybdenite		Mo	205796	Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00419	87.27	86.27	Molybdenite		Mo	205796	Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00420	87.25	86.65	Molybdenite		Mo	205796	Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00421	87.34	86.74	Molybdenite		Mo	205796	Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1

Locality age (remote)

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Mo-00191	92.24	91.64	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00192	92.46	91.86	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00193	92.38	91.38	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00194	92.67	92.07	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00195	92.54	91.94	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00196	92.73	92.13	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00197	92.39	91.79	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1
Mo-00198	92.33	91.73	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	MD43_1