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Locality Name:
Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

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

mindat Locality ID: 45503
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45503.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vratsa Province, Bulgaria": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Balkan Mts (Stara Planina)

Latitude: 43°10'10"N
Longitude: 23°28'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.169444444444,23.476111111111

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
Natrochalcite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Philipsburgite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite	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 P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

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
Natrochalcite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Philipsburgite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Tyrolite Ullmannite Vivianite Wurtzite Xanthoconite

94 IMA Minerals at location:

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

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	252	2.6	1	29141	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	252	2.6	4	29138,29139,29140,29141	254
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	252	2.6	1	29141	315
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	252	2.6	1	29141	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	252	2.6	1	29141	1588
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	2.6	2	29140,29141	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	252	2.6	1	29141	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	252	2.6	1	29141	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	252	2.6	1	29141	919
Austinite ()*	Adelite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)			1	29138	71
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	252	2.6	1	29141	5509
Balkanite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₉HgS₈	245	235	1	29141	9
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	252	2.6	1	29141	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	252	2.6	1	29141	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	252	2.6	1	29141	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	252	2.6	1	29141	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	252	2.6	1	29141	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	252	2.6	1	29141	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	252	2.6	1	29141	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	252	2.6	1	29141	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	252	2.6	1	29141	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	252	2.6	1	29141	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	252	2.6	1	29141	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	245	235	1	29141	2600
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃			1	29140	127
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	252	2.6	1	29141	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	252	2.6	2	29139,29141	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	252	2.6	1	29141	3846
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	29140	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	252	2.6	1	29141	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	252	2.6	1	29141	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	252	2.6	1	29141	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	252	2.6	1	29141	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	252	2.6	1	29141	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	252	2.6	1	29141	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			3	29138,29139,29140	220
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	252	2.6	1	29141	246
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	252	2.6	2	29140,29141	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	252	2.6	1	29141	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	252	2.6	1	29141	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	252	2.6	1	29141	24243
Gartrellite ()*	None	PbCuFe³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O			1	29138	41
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	252	2.6	1	29141	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	252	2.6	1	29141	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	252	2.6	1	29141	717
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	252	2.6	1	29141	62
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	252	2.6	1	29141	6890
Hedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	29140	48
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	252	2.6	1	29141	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	252	2.6	1	29141	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	252	2.6	1	29141	1066
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	252	2.6	1	29141	116
Jamesite ()*	None	Pb₂ZnFe³⁺₂(Fe³⁺,Zn)₄(AsO₄)₄(OH)₈(OH,O)₂			1	29138	4
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	252	2.6	1	29141	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	252	2.6	1	29141	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	252	2.6	1	29141	581
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	252	2.6	1	29141	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	252	2.6	1	29141	5674
Mawbyite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	29138	19
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	252	2.6	1	29141	51
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	245	235	1	29141	255
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	252	2.6	1	29141	300
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	252	2.6	4	29138,29139,29140,29141	1107
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O	252	2.6	1	29141	55
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			3	29138,29139,29140	492
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	252	2.6	1	29141	306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	252	2.6	1	29141	767
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O			2	29139,29140	105
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	252	2.6	1	29141	249
Philipsburgite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			1	29140	31
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	252	2.6	1	29141	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	252	2.6	1	29141	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252	2.6	1	29141	39462
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	252	2.6	1	29141	84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	252	2.6	1	29141	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	252	2.6	1	29141	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	252	2.6	1	29141	233
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	252	2.6	1	29141	312
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	252	2.6	1	29141	454
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	252	2.6	1	29141	64
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	252	2.6	1	29141	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	252	2.6	1	29141	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	252	2.6	1	29141	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	252	2.6	1	29141	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	252	2.6	1	29141	586
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	252	2.6	1	29141	90
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	252	2.6	1	29141	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	252	2.6	1	29141	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	252	2.6	1	29141	5317
Tsumcorite ()*	Natrochalcite	PbZn₂(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	29138	29
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			1	29140	245
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	252	2.6	1	29141	293
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	252	2.6	1	29141	297
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	252	2.6	1	29141	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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