Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Burgas Province, Bulgaria

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

mindat Locality ID: 24695
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24695.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Burgas Province, Bulgaria": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Burgas
Kameno
Karnobat
Malko Tarnovo
Pomorie
Sozopol

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	Amphibole	Analcime	Arsenic	Auricupride	Baryte	Bowieite	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gypsum	Junoite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Topaz	Ullmannite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Analcime Arsenic Auricupride Baryte Bowieite Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Gypsum Junoite Kaolinite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica
Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite
Titanite Topaz Ullmannite Zircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bavenite ()*	Berryite ()*	Betekhtinite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bowieite ()*	Braggite ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Cooperite ()*	Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cuprobismutite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*
Epidote ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite ()*
Friedrichite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gold ()*	Gonnardite ()*
Gustavite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hammarite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hollandite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iridium ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*
Joséite-B ()*	Junoite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Krupkaite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Laurite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Lindströmite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Malanite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Osmium ()*	Palladium ()*
Palygorskite ()*	Pekoite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Platinum ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Scolecite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Troilite ()*	Vasilite ()*	Vysotskite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*
Zircon ()*

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	87	74	4	28822,28829,28838,28846	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	28836	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	28841	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			2	28820,28837	1627
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	87	74	1	28830	1588
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			3	28820,28824,28837	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	28822	5509
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)			1	28836	255
Berryite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆			1	28822	50
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	87	74	2	28829,28831	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	28822,28846	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	87	74	4	28822,28829,28838,28846	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	87	74	4	28824,28830,28838,28840	5516
Bowieite ()*	Bowieite	Rh₂S₃			1	28824	33
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄			1	28824	101
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	28826	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	87	74	11	28820,28821,28826,28831,28836,28837,28838,28840,28841,28844,28846	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			2	28837,28838	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	87	74	3	28830,28840,28841	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	87	74	11	28822,28828,28830,28831,28836,28837,28838,28840,28841,28844,28846	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	28824	3902
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS			1	28824	124
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	28843	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	87	74	3	28822,28829,28846	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	28846	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	28841,28843	2970
Cuprobismutite ()*	None	Cu₈AgBi₁₃S₂₄	87	74	2	28829,28846	43
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	28841	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	28828,28846	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂			2	28822,28846	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	87	74	4	28830,28831,28836,28837	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂			1	28824	110
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	28838	551
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	28838	73
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	87	74	3	28822,28830,28836	9617
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈			2	28822,28838	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	87	74	2	28830,28846	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	87	74	3	28822,28829,28846	192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	87	74	6	28822,28824,28829,28830,28838,28846	30554
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O			1	28820	167
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆			1	28822	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	87	74	1	28830	6890
Hammarite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₂Pb₂Bi₄S₉			1	28838	43
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	87	74	2	28831,28838	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			1	28846	804
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	28826	243
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS			1	28824	119
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	28824	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			1	28824	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe			1	28824	128
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S	87	74	2	28829,28831	86
Junoite ()*	Junoite	Cu₂Pb₃Bi₈(S,Se)₁₆			1	28822	18
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	28841	5591
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	87	74	3	28822,28829,28846	80
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			2	28820,28821	1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			1	28824	226
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆			1	28822	128
Lindströmite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₃Cu₃Bi₇S₁₅			1	28838	38
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	87	74	4	28824,28830,28836,28838	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	87	74	8	28822,28828,28831,28836,28840,28841,28844,28846	12537
Malanite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄			1	28824	35
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	28826	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	28822	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂			1	28822	252
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	87	74	3	28830,28836,28838	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	87	74	4	28830,28841,28844,28846	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	28820	1236
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	28836	2349
Osmium ()*	None	Os			2	28824,28845	169
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd			1	28824	59
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	28838	306
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈			1	28822	39
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	28838	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	28824	485
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	28821	1898
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	28843	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	87	74	9	28822,28828,28830,28838,28840,28841,28843,28844,28846	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	28826	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	28841	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	28824	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			9	28822,28824,28826,28828,28833,28836,28838,28844,28846	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O			1	28826	177
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀			1	28826	312
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	87	74	2	28824,28830	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	87	74	2	28830,28838	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			1	28820	390
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	87	74	2	28830,28846	21482
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			2	28838,28841	105
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	87	74	1	28830	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			3	28822,28836,28844	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	87	74	4	28822,28829,28830,28846	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	87	74	1	28830	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	28836	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	28841	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	87	74	1	28830	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	28824	1044
Vasilite ()*	None	(Pd,Cu)₁₆(S,Te)₇			1	28824	11
Vysotskite ()*	None	PdS			1	28824	53
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	87	74	4	28822,28829,28830,28846	297
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	28841	62
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	28824	5251

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
	PorphCu-00285	87	74	87–74									Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetradymite, Tremolite, Wittichenite	Cu	205798	Byrdtseto Mo-Cu Deposit (Byrdtse; Burdceto), Malko Târnovo Ore Field, Malko Tarnovo, Burgas Province, Bulgaria	Byrdtseto	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070409	Konstantinovo (Novoseltsi), Kameno, Burgas Province, Bulgaria	https://rruff.info/R070409

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