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Locality Name:
Elshitsa Mine (Elshica Mine), Elshitsa, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 92.73
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90.05

mindat Locality ID: 25129
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25129.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Baryte	Buckhornite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Dumortierite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Germanite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Meneghinite
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Arsenic Baryte Buckhornite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Covellite Diaspore Digenite Dumortierite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Germanite Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Meneghinite
Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

63 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*
Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Betekhtinite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Buckhornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Colusite ()*
Covellite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dumortierite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*	Gustavite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hessite ()*	Idaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kawazulite ()*
Lillianite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Miharaite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannoidite ()*	Sulvanite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Vinciennite ()*	Weissite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	92.73	90.05	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	92.73	90.05	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	92.73	90.05	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	92.73	90.05	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	92.73	90.05	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	92.73	90.05	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	92.73	90.05	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	92.73	90.05	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	92.73	90.05	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	92.73	90.05	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	92.73	90.05	5516
Buckhornite ()*	Buckhornite	(Pb₂BiS₃)(AuTe₂)	92.73	90.05	13
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	92.73	90.05	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	92.73	90.05	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	92.73	90.05	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	92.73	90.05	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	92.73	90.05	3531
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	92.73	90.05	110
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	92.73	90.05	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	92.73	90.05	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	92.73	90.05	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	92.73	90.05	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	92.73	90.05	9895
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	92.73	90.05	231
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	92.73	90.05	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	92.73	90.05	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	92.73	90.05	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	92.73	90.05	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	92.73	90.05	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	92.73	90.05	192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	92.73	90.05	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	92.73	90.05	72
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	92.73	90.05	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	92.73	90.05	6890
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	92.73	90.05	804
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	92.73	90.05	142
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	92.73	90.05	2228
Kawazulite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂Se	92.73	90.05	32
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	92.73	90.05	128
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	92.73	90.05	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	92.73	90.05	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	92.73	90.05	915
Miharaite ()*	None	PbCu₄FeBiS₆	92.73	90.05	19
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	92.73	90.05	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	92.73	90.05	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	92.73	90.05	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	92.73	90.05	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	92.73	90.05	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	92.73	90.05	21482
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	92.73	90.05	80
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	92.73	90.05	48
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	92.73	90.05	337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	92.73	90.05	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	92.73	90.05	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	92.73	90.05	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	92.73	90.05	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	92.73	90.05	5317
Vinciennite ()*	None	Cu₁₀Fe₄SnAsS₁₆	92.73	90.05	13
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	92.73	90.05	31

14 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00189	91.55	90.95	91.25±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ASR1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Assarel	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00190	91.92	91.32	91.62±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	ASR2	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	25120	Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Assarel	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00151	91.05	90.05	90.55±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	BU03-MD1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00152	91.55	90.55	91.05±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	BU03-MD2	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00153	91.3	90.7	91.00±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	MDT1	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00154	91.61	91.01	91.31±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	MDT2	Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	16033	Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Medet	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00191	92.24	91.64	91.94±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	1150 level	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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	Yes	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

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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