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Locality Name:
Chala Mine, Spachievo Ore Field (Spahievo Ore Field), Mineralni Bani Obshtina, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 33.22
Youngest recorded age at locality: 32.42

mindat Locality ID: 25110
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25110.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chala Mine, Spachievo Ore Field (Spahievo Ore Field), Mineralni Bani Obshtina, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°56'20"N
Longitude: 25°22'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.938888888889,25.367777777778
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 Be C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Be C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundum
CovelliteEnargiteLazuliteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRoscherite
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteTetrahedriteTurquoiseWavelliteWurtzite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Augelite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Faustite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hinsdalite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Osarizawaite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Roscherite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S33.2232.4202793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)33.2232.4202734
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)333.2232.42079
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)233.2232.4205509
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)633.2232.420132
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS433.2232.4205516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)633.2232.4201633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O33.2232.420280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)33.2232.42027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S33.2232.4205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS233.2232.42027198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O33.2232.42077
Copper  (*)CopperCu33.2232.4203846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)633.2232.420151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS33.2232.4204165
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS433.2232.420910
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O33.2232.42024
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS33.2232.42024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu33.2232.42030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O333.2232.42014640
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)633.2232.42082
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)633.2232.4202228
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)233.2232.420232
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS233.2232.4205674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O33.2232.4201508
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)633.2232.42064
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)633.2232.420170
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS233.2232.42039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl33.2232.4201725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO233.2232.42061156
Roscherite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O33.2232.42022
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS33.2232.42021482
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)633.2232.420105
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1333.2232.4201803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1333.2232.4205317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O33.2232.420484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O33.2232.420301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O33.2232.420374


1 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
PorphCu-0019933.2232.4232.82±0.40     YesAlbite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, TurquoiseCu156382Spachievo Ore Field (Spahievo Ore Field), Mineralni Bani Obshtina, Haskovo Province, BulgariaSpahievoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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