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Locality Name:
Crven Dol, 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: 2246
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2246.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Adit No. 21 (Adit 21)
Adit No. 25 (Adit 25)

Latitude: 41°9'32"N
Longitude: 21°57'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.158888888889,21.951388888889

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: As C Ca Fe H Hg K Mg O S Sb Tl 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Fe H Hg K Mg O S Sb Tl 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCalciteCubaniteGypsumMarcasiteNoneOrpimentPharmacosideritePyriteStibnite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Bernardite  (*)Claudetite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dorallcharite  (*)
Fangite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jankovićite  (*)Lorándite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Parapierrotite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Picotpaulite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Raguinite  (*)Realgar  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Thalliumpharmacosiderite  (*)Vrbaite  (*)
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)25.13.903092
Bernardite  (*)NoneTlAs5S85.13.902
Claudetite  (*)NoneAs2O35.13.9035
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25.13.91893439895
Dorallcharite  (*)AluniteTlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)65.13.902
Fangite  (*)NoneTl3AsS45.13.903
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5.13.906890
Jankovićite  (*)NoneTl5Sb9(As,Sb)4S225.13.902
Lorándite  (*)NoneTlAsS25.13.9289342,8934315
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS25.13.905674
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S35.13.9189343511
Parapierrotite  (*)NoneTlSb5S85.13.9010
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O5.13.90428
Picotpaulite  (*)CubaniteTlFe2S35.13.903
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25.13.9039462
Raguinite  (*)NoneTlFeS25.13.904
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS5.13.90712
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O5.13.901153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5.13.906417
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S35.13.903418
Thalliumpharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteTlFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O5.13.901
Vrbaite  (*)NoneHg3Tl4As8Sb2S205.13.905



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 ?-?    YesWulfeniteMo2245Allchar (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   YesChristite, 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


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