Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sedmochislenitsi Mine (Sedmocislenici Mine), Balkan Mts (Stara Planina), Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 455
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-455.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sedmochislenitsi Mine (Sedmocislenici Mine), Balkan Mts (Stara Planina), Vratsa Province, Bulgaria": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°10'12"N
Longitude: 23°28'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.17,23.476666666667

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	Adelite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite
Fluorite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Xanthoconite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite
Fluorite Geocronite Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Vivianite Wurtzite Xanthoconite

81 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Balkanite ()*	Baryte ()*	Betekhtinite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Greigite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Jalpaite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Monohydrocalcite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rammelsbergite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Seligmannite ()*	Siegenite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Strashimirite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Wittichenite ()*
Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	252	2.6	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	252	2.6	254
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	252	2.6	315
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	252	2.6	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	252	2.6	1588
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	2.6	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	252	2.6	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	252	2.6	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	252	2.6	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	252	2.6	5509
Balkanite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₉HgS₈	245	235	9
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	252	2.6	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	252	2.6	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	252	2.6	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	252	2.6	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	252	2.6	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	252	2.6	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	252	2.6	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	252	2.6	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	252	2.6	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	252	2.6	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	252	2.6	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	245	235	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	252	2.6	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	252	2.6	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	252	2.6	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	252	2.6	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	252	2.6	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	252	2.6	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	252	2.6	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	252	2.6	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	252	2.6	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	252	2.6	246
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	2.6	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	252	2.6	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	252	2.6	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	252	2.6	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	252	2.6	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	252	2.6	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	252	2.6	717
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	252	2.6	62
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	252	2.6	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	252	2.6	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	252	2.6	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	252	2.6	1066
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	252	2.6	116
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	252	2.6	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	252	2.6	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	252	2.6	581
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	252	2.6	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	252	2.6	5674
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	252	2.6	51
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	245	235	255
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	252	2.6	300
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	252	2.6	1107
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O	252	2.6	55
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	252	2.6	306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	252	2.6	767
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	252	2.6	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	252	2.6	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	252	2.6	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252	2.6	39462
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	252	2.6	84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	252	2.6	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	252	2.6	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	252	2.6	233
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	252	2.6	312
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	252	2.6	454
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	252	2.6	64
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	252	2.6	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	252	2.6	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	252	2.6	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	252	2.6	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	252	2.6	586
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	252	2.6	90
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	252	2.6	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	252	2.6	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	252	2.6	5317
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	252	2.6	293
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	252	2.6	297
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	252	2.6	372

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	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 ID
Hg-00006	245	235		?-? Host rock		Balkanite, Cinnabar	Hg	455	Sedmochislenitsi Mine (Sedmocislenici Mine), Balkan Mts (Stara Planina), Vratsa Province, Bulgaria		Atanassov and Kirov (1973)	AM58_11
sedexmvt-00044	252	201	Triassic		host rock age			455	Sedmochislenitsi Mine (Sedmocislenici Mine), Balkan Mts (Stara Planina), Vratsa Province, Bulgaria	Sedmochislenitsi	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00067	66	2.6	Tertiary					455	Sedmochislenitsi Mine (Sedmocislenici Mine), Balkan Mts (Stara Planina), Vratsa Province, Bulgaria	Sedmochislenitsi	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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