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Locality Name:
Chelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 91.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 91.3

mindat Locality ID: 16254
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16254.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°40'9"N
Longitude: 24°4'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.669166666667,24.083055555556

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.

Alunite	Arsenic	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Covellite
Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Germanite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Lillianite
Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

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 Cl Cu F Fe Ga Ge H Hg K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ga Ge H Hg K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Arsenic Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Covellite
Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Germanite Gypsum Kaolinite Lillianite
Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Betekhtinite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Colusite ()*
Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eucairite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gallite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*	Gustavite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hemusite ()*	Hessite ()*	Idaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kawazulite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Kostovite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Krupkaite ()*
Lillianite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Montbrayite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nagyágite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Nekrasovite ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Renierite ()*	Rutile ()*
Součekite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*	Stibiocolusite ()*
Sulvanite ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*	Zunyite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	91.6	91.3	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	91.6	91.3	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	91.6	91.3	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	91.6	91.3	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	91.6	91.3	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	91.6	91.3	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	91.6	91.3	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	91.6	91.3	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	91.6	91.3	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	91.6	91.3	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	91.6	91.3	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	91.6	91.3	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	91.6	91.3	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	91.6	91.3	309
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	91.6	91.3	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	91.6	91.3	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	91.6	91.3	281
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	91.6	91.3	169
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	91.6	91.3	110
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	91.6	91.3	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	310
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	91.6	91.3	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	91.6	91.3	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	91.6	91.3	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	91.6	91.3	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	91.6	91.3	8173
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe	91.6	91.3	54
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	91.6	91.3	163
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	91.6	91.3	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	91.6	91.3	24243
Gallite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuGaS₂	91.6	91.3	7
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	91.6	91.3	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	91.6	91.3	72
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	91.6	91.3	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	91.6	91.3	6890
Hemusite ()*	Sphalerite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈	91.6	91.3	7
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	91.6	91.3	804
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	91.6	91.3	142
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	91.6	91.3	5591
Kawazulite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂Se	91.6	91.3	32
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	91.6	91.3	82
Kostovite ()*	None	AuCuTe₄	91.6	91.3	21
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	91.6	91.3	111
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	91.6	91.3	80
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	91.6	91.3	128
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	91.6	91.3	198
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	91.6	91.3	5674
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	91.6	91.3	92
Montbrayite ()*	None	(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)₂₃(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)₃₈	91.6	91.3	19
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	91.6	91.3	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃	91.6	91.3	67
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	128
Nekrasovite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃VSn₃S₁₆	91.6	91.3	11
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	91.6	91.3	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	91.6	91.3	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	91.6	91.3	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	91.6	91.3	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	91.6	91.3	37
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	91.6	91.3	5614
Součekite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbBi(S,Se)₃	91.6	91.3	6
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	91.6	91.3	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	91.6	91.3	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	91.6	91.3	80
Stibiocolusite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,Sn,As)₃S₁₆	91.6	91.3	4
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	91.6	91.3	48
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	91.6	91.3	337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	91.6	91.3	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	91.6	91.3	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	91.6	91.3	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	91.6	91.3	510
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	91.6	91.3	297
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	62
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	91.6	91.3	86

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00155	91.6	91.3		U-Pb								Hemusite	Mo	16254	Chelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria		Chamberfort et al. (2007)	10.1007/s00126-007-0126-6	MD42_665

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070282	Chelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria	https://rruff.info/R070282

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