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Locality Name:
Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 92.73
Youngest recorded age at locality: 89.13

mindat Locality ID: 25120
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25120.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°32'48"N
Longitude: 24°8'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.546666666667,24.135555555556

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 Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GermaniteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePrehnitePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Colusite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Empressite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sorosite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulvanite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S91.9289.1302793
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS91.9289.13087
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS389.989.130315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)89.989.1308803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)689.989.130966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)91.9289.1301588
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)489.989.130246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS89.989.1309052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)289.989.1305509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)91.9289.13011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S391.9289.1301935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS489.989.1305516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)689.989.1301633
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe291.9289.130361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)91.9289.13027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O89.989.130925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S89.989.1305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS289.989.13027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O89.989.1303531
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe91.9289.130281
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S1689.989.130110
Copper  (*)CopperCu89.989.1303846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS89.989.1304165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O89.989.1302970
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)89.989.130481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)491.9289.130651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S89.989.1301027
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe91.9289.13043
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS489.989.130910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)89.989.1308173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF289.989.1309617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS89.989.13024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)89.989.1307437
Gold  (*)CopperAu89.989.13030554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S1389.989.13072
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS91.9289.130717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O91.9289.1306890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O389.989.13014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te89.989.130804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS489.989.130142
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)491.9289.1305591
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)89.989.130451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O489.989.13014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)289.989.13012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS289.989.1305674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O89.989.130915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS291.9290.9505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)291.9289.13017380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)391.9289.13067
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)691.9289.130128
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se91.9289.130192
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O91.9289.130306
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)289.989.1301898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS289.989.13039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)289.989.130771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S889.989.1309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO291.9289.13061156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S491.9289.130249
Silver  (*)CopperAg89.989.1305186
Sorosite  (*)NickelineCu1+x(Sn,Sb)89.989.1306
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS89.989.13021482
Sulvanite  (*)NoneCu3VS489.989.13048
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)691.9289.130105
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1389.989.1301803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO89.989.1301101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S91.9289.130510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1389.989.1305317
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS389.989.130297
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)691.9289.13062
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl91.9289.13086



15 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-0018991.5590.9591.25±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteASR1  Molybdenite Mo25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaAssarelZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019091.9291.3291.62±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteASR2  Molybdenite Mo25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaAssarelZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
PorphCu-0006889.989.1389.9±0.26 – ; 89.13±0.28      Aikinite, Albite, Alunite, Antlerite, Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Colusite, Copper, Cuprite, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Hessite, Mackinawite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Melanterite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaAssarelSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-0015191.0590.0590.55±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-MD1 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015291.5590.5591.05±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-MD2 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015391.390.791.00±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteMDT1 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015491.6191.0191.31±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteMDT2 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019192.2491.6491.94±0.3Re-Os molybdenite1150 level YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019292.4691.8692.16±0.3Re-Os molybdenite1150b leve YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019392.3891.3891.88±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-EL1 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019492.6792.0792.37±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteEla00LF110 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019592.5491.9492.24±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteEla00LF85 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019692.7392.1392.43±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteEla99LFX1 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019792.3991.7992.09±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteELS1 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019892.3391.7392.03±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteELS2 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 


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