Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria

mindat Locality ID: 29888
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29888.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Asenovgrad Obshtina
Krichim Obshtina
Laki Obshtina
Plovdiv
Rakovski
Srednogorie Region (Sredna Gora; Srdnia Gora)
Vacha River

Latitude: 41°46'7"N
Longitude: 24°49'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.768611111111,24.816944444444

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gypsum	Halotrichite	Ilvaite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Malachite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite	Zinkosite	Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Gypsum Halotrichite Ilvaite Kobellite Lillianite Malachite Melanterite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rhabdophane Rhodonite
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Starkeyite Stibnite Sulphur
Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Wurtzite Zinkosite Zircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Anatase ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Apjohnite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bonattite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcocyanite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cosalite ()*
Covellite ()*	Dietrichite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Edenite ()*
Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganilvaite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Ningyoite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pekoite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Poitevinite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uranocircite-II ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	28990	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	29004	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	2	28987,28992	315
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	1	28998	50
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	29007	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	29004	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	28990	2734
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	28998	246
Apjohnite ()*	Halotrichite	Mn²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	28998	28
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	28990	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	28986,28990,28993,28996	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	28990	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	28991,28995	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	28987,28992	1935
Bonattite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·3H₂O	1	28998	21
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	28986,28989,28990,28991,28994,28995,29007	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	28990	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	28998	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	28990	5707
Chalcocyanite ()*	Zinkosite	Cu(SO₄)	1	28998	15
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	28986,28987,28990,28991,28992	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	29004	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	28998	382
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	29004	1797
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	2	28987,28992	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	28985,28990	4165
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	28998	15
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	28990,28994	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	29004	648
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	29007	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	29005,29007	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	1	28990	163
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	28998	41
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	28987,28992,28995	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	29007	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	28986,28987,28990,28991,28992	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	3	28983,28987,28992	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	28990	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	3	29004,29005,29007	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	28998	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	28998	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	28990,29007	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	28990	2228
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	1	28983	128
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	28990	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	28990	12537
Manganilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Mn²⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	1	28991	5
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	28998	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	28987,28990,28992,28993,28996	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	28983,28986,29004	17380
Ningyoite ()*	Rhabdophane	(U,Ca,Ce)₂(PO₄)₂·1-2H₂O	1	29001	33
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	28984	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	29007	313
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	1	28983	39
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	29004,29007	2273
Poitevinite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·H₂O	1	28998	13
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	28990	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	29004	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	28990	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	8	28983,28986,28990,28991,28993,28996,29001,29007	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	28993,28996,29007	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	13	28983,28984,28986,28987,28989,28990,28992,28993,28994,28995,28996,29004,29007	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	28986	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	28991	969
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	28998	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	29007	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	28983	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	29004	2705
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	28998	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	28990	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	28986,28987,28990,28991,28992	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	29007	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	28998	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	29004	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	3	28987,28990,28992	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2	28987,28992	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	28987,28990,28992	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	29007	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	29007	2562
Uranocircite-II ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10H₂O	1	29002	89
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	29004	652
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	28990	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	28990	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	28984,29007	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	29004,29007	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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