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Locality Name:
Sofia Province, Bulgaria

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

mindat Locality ID: 310037
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-310037.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sofia Province, Bulgaria": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Zlatitsa Obshtina

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteLöllingite
LillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PentlanditePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTetradymite
TetrahedriteUllmannite

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 nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S93.774.51291072793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)292921291073419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS39292129107315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)92921291078803
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)93.774.512910769
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)293.774.51291073092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS93.774.51291079052
Aschamalmite  (*)LillianitePb6-3xBi2+xS993.774.512910716
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)292921291075509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)93.774.5229107,2910811547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi92921291071966
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe293.774.512910741
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS492921291075516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)93.774.5229107,2910927770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S49292129107154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S9292229107,291095707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29292229107,2910927198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe9292129107281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS9292129107966
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS92921291074165
Cupropolybasite  (*)Polybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]92921291077
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)293.774.51291079895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS29292129107246
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe93.774.512910743
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)92921291078173
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe929212910754
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF293.774.51291079617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S129292129107663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS9292229107,2910924243
Gold  (*)CopperAu9292229107,2910930554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3929212910714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te9292129107804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS49292129107142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O392921291075433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)493.774.51291075591
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se93.774.512910732
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O93.774.51291071271
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S493.774.5129107249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4929212910714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)29292229107,2910912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS292921291075674
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe293.774.5129107155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe93.774.5129107114
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS292.7391.381291075800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)293.774.5129107133
Mooihoekite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe9S16929212910720
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)293.774.512910717380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se93.774.5129107192
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As93.774.512910737
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS93.774.5129107767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S893.774.51291071512
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]9292129107716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS393.774.51291071425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29292229107,2910939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S892921291079056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO293.774.5229107,2910961156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs293.774.5129107233
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO292921291075614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)93.774.51291076417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S493.774.5129107249
Silver  (*)CopperAg93.774.51291075186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS9292229107,2910921482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS493.774.5129107586
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)93.774.512910792
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe493.774.5129107337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe9292129107190
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S139292229107,291091803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S93.774.5129107510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1392921291075317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO293.774.51291072718
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS293.774.5129107106
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe929212910731
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS39292129107297


10 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-0019192.2491.6491.94±0.3Re-Os molybdenite1150 level  Molybdenite 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  Molybdenite 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  Molybdenite 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  Molybdenite 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  Molybdenite 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  Molybdenite 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  Molybdenite 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  Molybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019993.774.5 U-Pb, ?-?, Re-Os     MolybdeniteMo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria Lips et al. (2004); Singer et al. (2008)   
PorphCu-00689929292      Actinolite, Albite, Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Clausthalite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Hessite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Tellurium, ElectrumCu25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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