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Locality Name:
Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.9

mindat Locality ID: 2245
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2245.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Crven Dol

Latitude: 41°9'31"N
Longitude: 21°57'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.158611111111,21.951388888889

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Tl 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Hg In K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Tl 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumAluniteAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
CopiapiteCopperCubaniteDiasporeEpsomiteFluoriteGypsumHexahydriteKaoliniteLepidocrocite
LillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPharmacosideritePolybasite
PyritePyrochlorePyrophylliteQuartzRouthieriteScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibnite
SulphurVivianiteWeissbergite

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bernardite  (*)Berthierite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Christite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Claudetite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dorallcharite  (*)Ephesite  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Falkmanite  (*)Fangite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Fizélyite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Jankovićite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)
Lafossaite  (*)Lanmuchangite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Lorándite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Metacinnabar  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Parapierrotite  (*)Pararealgar  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Picotpaulite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Raguinite  (*)Ramdohrite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rebulite  (*)Routhierite  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Simonite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Thalliumpharmacosiderite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vrbaite  (*)Weissbergite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)25.13.91893413092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)5.13.903250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O35.13.90231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5.13.909052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)25.13.905509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5.13.9011547
Bernardite  (*)NoneTlAs5S85.13.91893412
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S45.13.90343
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S115.13.90843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5.13.9027770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)25.13.90309
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O45.13.90352
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25.13.9027198
Christite  (*)NoneTlHgAsS35.13.906
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS5.13.902600
Claudetite  (*)NoneAs2O35.13.918934135
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O5.13.90382
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25.13.9289341,893439895
Dorallcharite  (*)AluniteTlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)65.13.91893412
Ephesite  (*)MicaNaLiAl2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)25.13.9021
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O5.13.90484
Falkmanite  (*)NonePb3Sb2S65.13.9017
Fangite  (*)NoneTl3AsS45.13.91893413
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O5.13.90107
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S485.13.9054
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25.13.909617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)5.13.907437
Gold  (*)CopperAu5.13.9030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5.13.91893416890
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O5.13.90251
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O5.13.90103
Jankovićite  (*)NoneTl5Sb9(As,Sb)4S225.13.91893412
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)65.13.902228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45.13.905591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS25.13.90230
Lafossaite  (*)NoneTlCl5.13.905
Lanmuchangite  (*)AlumTlAl(SO4)2·12H2O5.13.902
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)5.13.90581
Lorándite  (*)NoneTlAsS25.13.9389341,89342,8934315
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45.13.9014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25.13.9012537
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O5.13.9042
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25.13.91893415674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As85.13.90161
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O5.13.90915
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS5.13.90255
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25.13.9017380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S35.13.9289341,89343511
Parapierrotite  (*)NoneTlSb5S85.13.918934110
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S45.13.9057
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O5.13.90124
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe25.13.90409
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O5.13.90105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O5.13.9189341428
Picotpaulite  (*)CubaniteTlFe2S35.13.91893413
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O5.13.9099
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]5.13.90716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25.13.918934139462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)25.13.90771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25.13.9061156
Raguinite  (*)NoneTlFeS25.13.91893414
Ramdohrite  (*)LillianitePb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S245.13.9034
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS5.13.9189341712
Rebulite  (*)NoneTl5Sb5As8S225.13.902
Routhierite  (*)RouthieriteTlCuHg2As2S65.13.908
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O5.13.90293
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O5.13.91893411153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O35.13.90179
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5.13.91893416417
Silver  (*)CopperAg5.13.905186
Simonite  (*)NoneTlHgAs3S65.13.902
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O5.13.9079
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)5.13.90446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S35.13.91893413418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS5.13.902045
Thalliumpharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteTlFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O5.13.91893411
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O35.13.90369
Vrbaite  (*)NoneHg3Tl4As8Sb2S205.13.91893415
Weissbergite  (*)WeissbergiteTlSbS25.13.904
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO45.13.901655



2 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-000295.13.9 ?-?     WulfeniteMo2245Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia Volkov et al. (2006)10.1134/S1075701506030020GOD48_175 
Mo-000305.13.9 ?-?age of Pilocene volcanism    Christite, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Routhierite, Simonite, VrbaiteHg2245Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia Volkov et al. (2006)10.1134/S1075701506030020GOD48_175Alshar deposit belongs to the youngest phase (5.1-3.9Ma) of mineralization of Pliocene Kozuf–Arid metallogenic zone


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060961Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedoniahttps://rruff.info/R060961


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