Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kavadarci, North Macedonia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.9

mindat Locality ID: 292890
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-292890.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kavadarci, North Macedonia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Konopište (Konopishte)
Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan)
Ržanovo

Latitude: 41°9'24"N
Longitude: 22°1'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.156666666667,22.0275

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.

Alum	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epsomite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Lillianite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Routhierite	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Stilpnomelane
Sulphur	Talc	Vivianite	Weissbergite	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 Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Tl

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alum Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Enargite Epsomite
Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Hexahydrite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Lillianite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite
Mica None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pharmacosiderite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Quartz
Rocksalt Routhierite Scheelite Sepiolite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Stilpnomelane
Sulphur Talc Vivianite Weissbergite Wurtzite

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenolite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bernardite ()*	Berthierite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Christite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Claudetite ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Copiapite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dorallcharite ()*
Enargite ()*	Ephesite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Falkmanite ()*	Fangite ()*
Fibroferrite ()*	Fizélyite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hörnesite ()*
Jankovićite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Lafossaite ()*
Lanmuchangite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Lorándite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mansfieldite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Parapierrotite ()*
Pararealgar ()*	Parasymplesite ()*	Petzite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Picotpaulite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raguinite ()*	Ramdohrite ()*	Realgar ()*
Rebulite ()*	Routhierite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Senarmontite ()*
Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Simonite ()*	Starkeyite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Thalliumpharmacosiderite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Vrbaite ()*	Weissbergite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	89346	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	89338	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	5.1	3.9	1	89341	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	5.1	3.9	1	89340	3250
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	5.1	3.9	1	89340	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	5.1	3.9	1	89340	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5.1	3.9	1	89340	11547
Bernardite ()*	None	TlAs₅S₈	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	2
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	5.1	3.9	1	89340	343
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	89338	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	5.1	3.9	1	89340	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.1	3.9	1	89340	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	309
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	5.1	3.9	1	89340	352
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5.1	3.9	2	89338,89340	27198
Christite ()*	None	TlHgAsS₃	5.1	3.9	1	89340	6
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	89345,89346	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	5.1	3.9	1	89340	2600
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	35
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	89345	1756
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	89338	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.1	3.9	4	89340,89341,89343,89345	9895
Dorallcharite ()*	Alunite	TlFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	2
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	89338	910
Ephesite ()*	Mica	NaLiAl₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	21
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	484
Falkmanite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₂S₆	5.1	3.9	1	89340	17
Fangite ()*	None	Tl₃AsS₄	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	3
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	107
Fizélyite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₁₄Sb₂₁S₄₈	5.1	3.9	1	89340	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	89338	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5.1	3.9	1	89340	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5.1	3.9	1	89340	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	89345,89346	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	251
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	103
Jankovićite ()*	None	Tl₅Sb₉(As,Sb)₄S₂₂	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	2
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.1	3.9	1	89340	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.1	3.9	1	89340	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	230
Lafossaite ()*	None	TlCl	5.1	3.9	1	89340	5
Lanmuchangite ()*	Alum	TlAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	2
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	5.1	3.9	1	89340	581
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	89345	359
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	5.1	3.9	4	89340,89341,89342,89343	15
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	89345	93
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89345	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5.1	3.9	2	89338,89340	12537
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	42
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	5.1	3.9	1	89340	161
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	915
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	5.1	3.9	1	89340	255
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	5.1	3.9	3	89340,89341,89343	511
Parapierrotite ()*	None	TlSb₅S₈	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	10
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	5.1	3.9	1	89340	57
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	124
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	409
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	428
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	89345,89346	2273
Picotpaulite ()*	Cubanite	TlFe₂S₃	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	3
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	99
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	5.1	3.9	1	89340	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.1	3.9	3	89338,89340,89341	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.1	3.9	2	89338,89340	61156
Raguinite ()*	None	TlFeS₂	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	4
Ramdohrite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_5.9Fe_0.1Mn_0.1In_0.1Cd_0.2Ag_2.8Sb_10.8S₂₄	5.1	3.9	1	89340	34
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	712
Rebulite ()*	None	Tl₅Sb₅As₈S₂₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	2
Routhierite ()*	Routhierite	TlCuHg₂As₂S₆	5.1	3.9	1	89340	8
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	293
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	5.1	3.9	1	89340	179
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	89345	241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	5.1	3.9	1	89341	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5.1	3.9	1	89340	5186
Simonite ()*	None	TlHgAs₃S₆	5.1	3.9	1	89340	2
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89340	79
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	5.1	3.9	1	89340	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	3418
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	89345	456
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	5.1	3.9	2	89338,89340	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	89345,89346	3337
Thalliumpharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	TlFe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄]·4H₂O	5.1	3.9	1	89341	1
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	5.1	3.9	1	89340	369
Vrbaite ()*	None	Hg₃Tl₄As₈Sb₂S₂₀	5.1	3.9	2	89340,89341	5
Weissbergite ()*	Weissbergite	TlSbS₂	5.1	3.9	1	89340	4
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	5.1	3.9	1	89340	1655

2 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
	Mo-00029	5.1	3.9		?-?								Wulfenite	Mo	2245	Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia		Volkov et al. (2006)	10.1134/S1075701506030020	GOD48_175
	Mo-00030	5.1	3.9		?-?	age of Pilocene volcanism							Christite, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Routhierite, Simonite, Vrbaite	Hg	2245	Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia		Volkov et al. (2006)	10.1134/S1075701506030020	GOD48_175	Alshar deposit belongs to the youngest phase (5.1-3.9Ma) of mineralization of Pliocene Kozuf–Arid metallogenic zone

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060961	Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia	https://rruff.info/R060961

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