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Locality Name:
Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 93.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 74.5

mindat Locality ID: 25121
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25121.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°45'0"N
Longitude: 24°1'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.75,24.033055555556

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Löllingite
Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite

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 Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Te Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Te Ti U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay
Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Löllingite
Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Ullmannite

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Allargentum ()*
Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aschamalmite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bohdanowiczite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cupropolybasite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Empressite ()*	Epidote ()*
Eucairite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Idaite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kawazulite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Moncheite ()*
Mooihoekite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Palladoarsenide ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sylvanite ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uraninite ()*
Vaesite ()*	Weissite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	93.7	74.5	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	92	92	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	92	92	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	92	92	8803
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)	93.7	74.5	69
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	93.7	74.5	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	93.7	74.5	9052
Aschamalmite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_6-3xBi_2+xS₉	93.7	74.5	16
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	92	92	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	93.7	74.5	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	92	92	1966
Bohdanowiczite ()*	None	AgBiSe₂	93.7	74.5	41
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	92	92	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	93.7	74.5	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	92	92	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	92	92	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	92	92	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	92	92	281
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	92	92	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	92	92	4165
Cupropolybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Cu₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	92	92	7
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	93.7	74.5	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	92	92	246
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe	93.7	74.5	43
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	92	92	8173
Eucairite ()*	None	CuAgSe	92	92	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	93.7	74.5	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	92	92	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	92	92	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	92	92	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	92	92	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	92	92	804
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	92	92	142
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	92	92	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	93.7	74.5	5591
Kawazulite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂Se	93.7	74.5	32
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	93.7	74.5	1271
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	93.7	74.5	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	92	92	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	92	92	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	92	92	5674
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	93.7	74.5	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	93.7	74.5	114
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	92.73	91.38	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	93.7	74.5	133
Mooihoekite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	92	92	20
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	93.7	74.5	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	93.7	74.5	192
Palladoarsenide ()*	None	Pd₂As	93.7	74.5	37
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	93.7	74.5	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	93.7	74.5	1512
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	92	92	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	93.7	74.5	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	92	92	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	92	92	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	93.7	74.5	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	93.7	74.5	233
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	92	92	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	93.7	74.5	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	93.7	74.5	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	93.7	74.5	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	92	92	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	93.7	74.5	586
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	93.7	74.5	92
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	93.7	74.5	337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	92	92	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	92	92	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	93.7	74.5	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	92	92	5317
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	93.7	74.5	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	93.7	74.5	106
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	92	92	31
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	92	92	297

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Mo-00191	92.24	91.64	91.94±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	1150 level	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00192	92.46	91.86	92.16±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	1150b leve	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00193	92.38	91.38	91.88±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	BU03-EL1	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00194	92.67	92.07	92.37±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	Ela00LF110	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00195	92.54	91.94	92.24±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	Ela00LF85	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00196	92.73	92.13	92.43±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	Ela99LFX1	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00197	92.39	91.79	92.09±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ELS1	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00198	92.33	91.73	92.03±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ELS2	Molybdenite		Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00199	93.7	74.5		U-Pb, ?-?, Re-Os				Molybdenite	Mo	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria		Lips et al. (2004); Singer et al. (2008)
PorphCu-00689	92	92	92					Actinolite, Albite, Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Clausthalite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Hessite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Tellurium, Electrum	Cu	25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	Elatsite	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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