Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Probistip, North Macedonia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20
Youngest recorded age at locality: 18.5

mindat Locality ID: 240149
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-240149.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Probistip, North Macedonia": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Kratovo-Zletovo Ore District
Plesenci
Sasa Mine

Latitude: 42°7'43"N
Longitude: 22°30'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.128611111111,22.514444444444

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	Amorphous	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Autunite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Valleriite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Cd Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Auricupride Autunite Baryte Bournonite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Enargite
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Valleriite Wollastonite Wurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bezsmertnovite ()*	Bilibinskite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bogdanovite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Digenite ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Franklinite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Johannsenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*	Lazurite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Otavite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Petzite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranospathite ()*	Valleriite ()*

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
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	20	18.5	1	89392	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	89387	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	20	18.5	1	89392	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	89388	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	89391	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	20	18.5	1	89392	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	20	18.5	2	89388,89392	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	89390	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	89387	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	89387,89388,89390	11547
Bezsmertnovite ()*	None	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)			1	89387	6
Bilibinskite ()*	None	PbAu₃Cu₂Te₂			1	89387	12
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	20	18.5	1	89392	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	20	18.5	2	89388,89392	1935
Bogdanovite ()*	Auricupride	(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)			1	89387	11
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	20	18.5	3	89387,89388,89392	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	89388	843
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	20	18.5	1	89392	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	20	18.5	4	89387,89388,89390,89392	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	89388	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	89387,89388	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			1	89388	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	20	18.5	4	89387,89388,89389,89392	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	89387	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	89387,89388	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	20	18.5	2	89388,89392	802
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	89387	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	20	18.5	3	89387,89388,89392	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			3	89387,89388,89389	163
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	89390	9617
Franklinite ()*	Spinel	ZnFe³⁺₂O₄			1	89388	52
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	20	18.5	2	89388,89392	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	20	18.5	5	89387,89388,89389,89390,89392	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	89387	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	89387,89388	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	89391	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	89388	350
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	20	18.5	1	89392	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	20	18.5	4	89387,89388,89390,89392	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	89390	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	20	18.5	1	89392	197
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	89388	172
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	89388	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	89387	2228
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	20	18.5	1	89392	73
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	89387,89388,89390	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O			1	89390	198
Lazurite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃)^1-·H₂O			1	89387	37
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			3	89387,89388,89389	198
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	89388	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	20	18.5	4	89387,89388,89390,89392	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	89387	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			2	89388,89390	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	89387	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	89390	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	89387,89390	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			3	89387,89390,89391	2994
Otavite ()*	Calcite	Cd(CO₃)	20	18.5	1	89392	25
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			3	89387,89388,89389	249
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	20	18.5	1	89392	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	89387	409
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			2	89387,89388	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	89388	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	20	18.5	6	89387,89388,89389,89390,89391,89392	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	89387	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	20	18.5	3	89387,89388,89392	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	20	18.5	3	89387,89390,89392	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	20	18.5	2	89388,89392	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	20	18.5	1	89392	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	89387	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	89387	4894
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃			1	89387	64
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	20	18.5	5	89387,89388,89389,89390,89392	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	20	18.5	1	89392	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	89388	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	20	18.5	5	89387,89388,89389,89390,89392	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	89391	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	89387	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	20	18.5	4	89387,89388,89389,89392	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	20	18.5	5	89387,89388,89389,89390,89392	5317
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	89390	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	89388,89390	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	89390	890
Uranospathite ()*	None	(Al, )(UO₂)₂F(PO₄)₂·20H₂O			1	89390	20
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	20	18.5	2	89388,89392	237

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00301	20	18.5	20–18.5											62220	Sasa Mine, Probistip, North Macedonia	Sasa	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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