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Locality Name:
Chelopech, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

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

mindat Locality ID: 191791
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191791.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chelopech, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Charlodere Occurrence (Charlo Dere Occurrence)
Chelopech Au-Cu Mine
Vozdol Prospect

Latitude: 42°41'27"N
Longitude: 24°4'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.690833333333,24.081388888889

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	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Germanite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Lillianite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	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 Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

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

83 IMA Minerals at location:

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

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	91.6	91.3	1	29072	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	91.6	91.3	1	29072	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	2	29071,29072	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	91.6	91.3	1	29072	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	91.6	91.3	1	29072	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	91.6	91.3	1	29072	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	309
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	91.6	91.3	1	29073	162
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	91.6	91.3	1	29072	281
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	91.6	91.3	1	29072	169
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	110
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	310
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	91.6	91.3	1	29072	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	91.6	91.3	1	29072	1027
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	91.6	91.3	1	29073	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	91.6	91.3	1	29072	8173
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe	91.6	91.3	1	29072	54
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	163
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	24243
Gallite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuGaS₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	7
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	91.6	91.3	1	29072	72
Guanajuatite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂Se₃	91.6	91.3	1	29073	37
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	91.6	91.3	1	29072	6890
Hemusite ()*	Sphalerite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈	91.6	91.3	1	29072	7
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	91.6	91.3	1	29072	804
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	142
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	5591
Kawazulite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂Se	91.6	91.3	1	29072	32
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	82
Kostovite ()*	None	AuCuTe₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	21
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	91.6	91.3	1	29072	111
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	80
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	128
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	91.6	91.3	1	29073	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	5674
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	91.6	91.3	1	29072	92
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	91.6	91.3	1	29073	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	91.6	91.3	1	29073	5800
Montbrayite ()*	None	(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)₂₃(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)₃₈	91.6	91.3	1	29072	19
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	91.6	91.3	3	29071,29072,29073	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃	91.6	91.3	1	29072	67
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	128
Nekrasovite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃VSn₃S₁₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	11
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	91.6	91.3	1	29073	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	91.6	91.3	3	29071,29072,29073	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	37
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	5614
Součekite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbBi(S,Se)₃	91.6	91.3	1	29072	6
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	91.6	91.3	1	29072	80
Stibiocolusite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,Sn,As)₃S₁₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	4
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	48
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	91.6	91.3	1	29072	337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	91.6	91.3	1	29072	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	91.6	91.3	1	29072	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	91.6	91.3	2	29072,29073	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	91.6	91.3	1	29073	5317
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	91.6	91.3	1	29072	297
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	91.6	91.3	1	29072	62
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	91.6	91.3	1	29072	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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