Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Krassen Mine, Popintsi, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 92.73
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90.05

mindat Locality ID: 121126
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-121126.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Krassen Mine, Popintsi, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Covellite	Digenite	Enargite
Epidote	Germanite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Aikinite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Colusite ()*	Covellite ()*
Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gallite ()*	Germanite ()*
Gold ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Renierite ()*	Roquesite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Weissite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe Ga Ge H In K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe Ga Ge H In K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Covellite Digenite Enargite
Epidote Germanite Kaolinite Kobellite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Mica None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

37 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	92.73	90.05	315
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	92.73	90.05	1588
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	92.73	90.05	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	92.73	90.05	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	92.73	90.05	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	92.73	90.05	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	92.73	90.05	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	92.73	90.05	27198
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	92.73	90.05	110
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	92.73	90.05	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	92.73	90.05	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	92.73	90.05	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	92.73	90.05	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	92.73	90.05	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	92.73	90.05	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	92.73	90.05	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	92.73	90.05	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	92.73	90.05	192
Gallite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuGaS₂	92.73	90.05	7
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	92.73	90.05	33
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	92.73	90.05	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	92.73	90.05	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	92.73	90.05	82
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	92.73	90.05	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	92.73	90.05	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	92.73	90.05	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	92.73	90.05	37
Roquesite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuInS₂	92.73	90.05	46
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	92.73	90.05	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	92.73	90.05	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	92.73	90.05	668
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	92.73	90.05	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	92.73	90.05	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	92.73	90.05	5317
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	92.73	90.05	31
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	92.73	90.05	297

14 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00189	91.55	90.95	91.25±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ASR1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Assarel	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00190	91.92	91.32	91.62±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ASR2	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Assarel	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00151	91.05	90.05	90.55±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	BU03-MD1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00152	91.55	90.55	91.05±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	BU03-MD2	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00153	91.3	90.7	91.00±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	MDT1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00154	91.61	91.01	91.31±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	MDT2	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00191	92.24	91.64	91.94±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	1150 level	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00192	92.46	91.86	92.16±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	1150b leve	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00193	92.38	91.38	91.88±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	BU03-EL1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00194	92.67	92.07	92.37±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	Ela00LF110	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00195	92.54	91.94	92.24±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	Ela00LF85	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00196	92.73	92.13	92.43±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	Ela99LFX1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00197	92.39	91.79	92.09±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ELS1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00198	92.33	91.73	92.03±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ELS2	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1

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