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Locality Name:
Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 170
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86.27

mindat Locality ID: 205796
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205796.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 42°20'53"N
Longitude: 24°13'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.348055555556,24.228055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldspar
MalachiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31701540315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)17086.2708803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO217086.2702162
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)217015405509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17086.27011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS417015405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17086.27027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S17015405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2170154027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O17015403531
Copper  (*)CopperCu17015403846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS17015404165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS170154024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)17015407437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17086.27030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3170154014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4170154014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2170154012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O17086.270915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS288.286.2705800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217086.27017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2170154039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S817086.2709056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217086.27061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO217015405614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS170154021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1317015401803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO17015401101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1701540510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1317015405317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O17086.2704899


19 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Mo-0041888.287.287.70±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-VV1  Molybdenite Mo205796Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaVlaykov VruhZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0041987.2786.2786.77±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-VV1b  Molybdenite Mo205796Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaVlaykov VruhZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0042087.2586.6586.95±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteVV-46/99  Molybdenite Mo205796Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaVlaykov VruhZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0042187.3486.7487.04±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteVV-46/99b  Molybdenite Mo205796Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaVlaykov VruhZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
PorphCu-00283170154170–154      Aikinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, TetradymiteCu205796Vlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaVlaykov VruhSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-0018991.5590.9591.25±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteASR1 YesMolybdenite Mo25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaAssarelZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019091.9291.3291.62±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteASR2 YesMolybdenite Mo25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaAssarelZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015191.0590.0590.55±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-MD1 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015291.5590.5591.05±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-MD2 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015391.390.791.00±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteMDT1 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015491.6191.0191.31±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteMDT2 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019192.2491.6491.94±0.3Re-Os molybdenite1150 level YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019292.4691.8692.16±0.3Re-Os molybdenite1150b leve YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019392.3891.3891.88±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-EL1 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019492.6792.0792.37±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteEla00LF110 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019592.5491.9492.24±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteEla00LF85 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019692.7392.1392.43±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteEla99LFX1 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019792.3991.7992.09±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteELS1 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019892.3391.7392.03±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteELS2 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 

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