Mineral Evolution Database

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

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

mindat Locality ID: 215009
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215009.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Popintsi, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Krassen Mine
Petelovo Mine

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.

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

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

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 In K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

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

46 IMA Minerals at location:

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	92.73	90.05	1	28962	315
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	92.73	90.05	1	28963	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	92.73	90.05	1	28962	1588
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	92.73	90.05	2	28962,28963	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	92.73	90.05	1	28962	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	92.73	90.05	1	28962	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	92.73	90.05	1	28962	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	1	28963	309
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	92.73	90.05	1	28962	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	92.73	90.05	1	28962	27198
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	92.73	90.05	1	28962	110
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	92.73	90.05	1	28962	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	92.73	90.05	1	28963	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	92.73	90.05	2	28962,28963	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	92.73	90.05	1	28962	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	92.73	90.05	1	28962	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	92.73	90.05	1	28962	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	92.73	90.05	1	28962	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	92.73	90.05	1	28962	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	92.73	90.05	1	28962	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	92.73	90.05	1	28962	192
Gallite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuGaS₂	92.73	90.05	1	28962	7
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	92.73	90.05	1	28962	33
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	92.73	90.05	2	28962,28963	30554
Huangite ()*	Alunite	Ca_0.5Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	92.73	90.05	1	28963	5
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	92.73	90.05	2	28962,28963	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	92.73	90.05	1	28962	82
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	92.73	90.05	1	28962	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	2	28962,28963	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	92.73	90.05	2	28962,28963	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	1	28963	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	92.73	90.05	2	28962,28963	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	92.73	90.05	1	28962	37
Roquesite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuInS₂	92.73	90.05	1	28962	46
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	92.73	90.05	1	28963	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	92.73	90.05	1	28962	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	92.73	90.05	1	28962	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	92.73	90.05	1	28962	668
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	92.73	90.05	1	28963	105
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	92.73	90.05	1	28962	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	92.73	90.05	1	28962	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	92.73	90.05	1	28962	5317
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	92.73	90.05	1	28962	31
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	92.73	90.05	1	28962	297
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	92.73	90.05	1	28963	62
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	92.73	90.05	1	28963	86

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

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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