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Locality Name:
Levski, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 92.73
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90.05

mindat Locality ID: 45505
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45505.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Levski, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Radka Mine

Latitude: 42°22'11"N
Longitude: 24°16'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.369722222222,24.278611111111

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 Cu Fe Ga Ge H In K O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBuckhorniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCopperCovelliteEnargiteGermanite
GypsumKaoliniteKobelliteMarcasiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStanniteStannoiditeStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Betekhtinite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Briartite  (*)Buckhornite  (*)Calaverite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Colusite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Gallite  (*)Germanite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Kiddcreekite  (*)
Krennerite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Miharaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Renierite  (*)Rickardite  (*)
Roquesite  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stannoidite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tsumoite  (*)Vinciennite  (*)Vulcanite  (*)Weissite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS392.7390.05128957315
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO292.7390.051289572162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)92.7390.051289571588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)92.7390.0512895711547
Betekhtinite  (*)None(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S1592.7390.0512895745
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S392.7390.051289571935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS492.7390.051289575516
Briartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeGeS492.7390.0512895712
Buckhornite  (*)Buckhornite(Pb2BiS3)(AuTe2)92.7390.0512895713
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe292.7390.05128957361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)92.7390.0512895727770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S92.7390.051289575707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS292.7390.0512895727198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe92.7390.05128957281
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S1692.7390.05128957110
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS92.7390.051289574165
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS292.7390.05128957246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS492.7390.05128957910
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS92.7390.0512895724243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S492.7390.05128957192
Gallite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuGaS292.7390.051289577
Germanite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13Fe2Ge2S1692.7390.0512895733
Gold  (*)CopperAu92.7390.0512895730554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S1392.7390.0512895772
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O92.7390.051289576890
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te92.7390.05128957804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS492.7390.05128957142
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)492.7390.051289575591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS492.7390.0512895782
Kiddcreekite  (*)NoneCu6WSnS892.7390.051289579
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe892.7390.05128957111
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S692.7390.0512895780
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS292.7390.051289575674
Miharaite  (*)NonePbCu4FeBiS692.7390.0512895719
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)292.7390.0512895717380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe292.7390.05128957409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS292.7390.0512895739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO292.7390.0512895761156
Renierite  (*)Sphalerite Germanite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S1692.7390.0512895737
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe292.7390.0512895752
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS292.7390.0512895746
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO292.7390.051289575614
Silver  (*)CopperAg92.7390.051289575186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS92.7390.0512895721482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS492.7390.05128957668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1292.7390.0512895780
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS92.7390.05128957332
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te392.7390.05128957276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1392.7390.051289571803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S92.7390.05128957510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1392.7390.051289575317
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe92.7390.05128957100
Vinciennite  (*)NoneCu10Fe4SnAsS1692.7390.0512895713
Vulcanite  (*)NoneCuTe92.7390.0512895711
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe92.7390.0512895731
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS392.7390.05128957297



14 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-0018991.5590.9591.25±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteASR1 YesMolybdenite Mo25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaAssarelZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019091.9291.3291.62±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteASR2 YesMolybdenite Mo25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaAssarelZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015191.0590.0590.55±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-MD1 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015291.5590.5591.05±0.5Re-Os molybdeniteBU03-MD2 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015391.390.791.00±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteMDT1 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0015491.6191.0191.31±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteMDT2 YesMolybdenite Mo16033Medet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaMedetZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 
Mo-0019192.2491.6491.94±0.3Re-Os molybdenite1150 level YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite 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 YesMolybdenite Mo25121Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, BulgariaElatsiteZimmerman et al. (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0149-zMD43_1 


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