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Locality Name:
Byrdtseto Mo-Cu Deposit (Byrdtse; Burdceto), Malko Târnovo Ore Field, Malko Tarnovo, Burgas Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 87
Youngest recorded age at locality: 74

mindat Locality ID: 205798
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205798.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Byrdtseto Mo-Cu Deposit (Byrdtse; Burdceto), Malko Târnovo Ore Field, Malko Tarnovo, Burgas Province, Bulgaria": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Propada Mine

Latitude: 41°58'27"N
Longitude: 27°32'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.974166666667,27.534444444444
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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGypsum
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelTetradymiteTetrahedrite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Betekhtinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Joséite-B  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)877401588
Betekhtinite  (*)None(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15877412883145
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4877405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)877412883127770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S877405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2877412883127198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)87741288318173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2877409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS8774024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu8774030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O877406890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3877412883114640
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S877412883186
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O48774014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2877412883112537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2877405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28774017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS28774039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2877405614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)877404894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS8774021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13877401803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S87740510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13877405317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2877402562
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS387740297


1 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
PorphCu-00285877487–74      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetradymite, Tremolite, WitticheniteCu205798Byrdtseto Mo-Cu Deposit (Byrdtse; Burdceto), Malko Târnovo Ore Field, Malko Tarnovo, Burgas Province, BulgariaByrdtsetoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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