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Locality Name:
Madan Ore Field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 31.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29.6

mindat Locality ID: 459
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-459.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Madan Ore Field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Angel Yanakiev Mine
Batantsi Mine
Borieva Mine
Erma Reka
Kechikaya Deposit
Konski Dol Mine
Krushev Dol Mine
Rudozem
Septemvri Mine (Deveti Septemvri Mine)
Strashimir Mine

Latitude: 41°26'22"N
Longitude: 24°57'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.439444444444,24.952222222222

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Caledonite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cubanite
Diaspore	Epidote	Fluorite	Hexahydrite	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite
Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Caledonite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cubanite
Diaspore Epidote Fluorite Hexahydrite Ilvaite Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite
Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite
Rocksalt Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Wollastonite Wurtzite

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Bianchite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Cesàrolite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clino-suenoite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Cosalite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freieslebenite ()*	Fülöppite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Helvine ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Heteromorphite ()*	Ilvaite ()*
Johannsenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Linarite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganilvaite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Palygorskite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Plagionite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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	31.6	29.6	0		2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	1	29050	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	31.6	29.6	0		315
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	31.6	29.6	0		312
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	31.6	29.6	1	29042	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	31.6	29.6	1	29049	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	31.6	29.6	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	31.6	29.6	1	29039	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	31.6	29.6	2	29048,29052	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	1	29046	606
Bianchite ()*	Hexahydrite	Zn(SO₄)·6H₂O	31.6	29.6	1	29037	40
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	31.6	29.6	0		5516
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	31.6	29.6	0		101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	31.6	29.6	7	29036,29037,29039,29046,29049,29050,29051	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	31.6	29.6	1	29042	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	31.6	29.6	2	29042,29054	4979
Cesàrolite ()*	None	PbMn⁴⁺₃O₆(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	1	29042	27
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	31.6	29.6	1	29042	91
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	31.6	29.6	1	29042	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	31.6	29.6	8	29034,29036,29037,29039,29046,29049,29050,29051	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	31.6	29.6	1	29042	3531
Clino-suenoite ()*	Amphibole	Mn²⁺₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	2	29050	57
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	31.6	29.6	0		966
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	31.6	29.6	1	29042	227
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	31.6	29.6	0		344
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	31.6	29.6	0		802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	31.6	29.6	1	29042	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	31.6	29.6	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	31.6	29.6	2	29039,29046	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	31.6	29.6	2	29039,29046	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	31.6	29.6	0		9617
Freieslebenite ()*	None	AgPbSbS₃	31.6	29.6	0		105
Fülöppite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅	31.6	29.6	0		55
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	31.6	29.6	13	29034,29036,29037,29038,29039,29041,29044,29046,29049,29050,29051,29052,29054	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	31.6	29.6	1	29042	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	31.6	29.6	0		30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	31.6	29.6	3	29037,29046,29054	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	31.6	29.6	0		717
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	31.6	29.6	2	29037,29050	741
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	31.6	29.6	1	29046	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	31.6	29.6	1	29034	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	31.6	29.6	1	29042	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	31.6	29.6	1	29042	73
Heteromorphite ()*	None	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉	31.6	29.6	0		38
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	31.6	29.6	0		197
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	31.6	29.6	4	29037,29046,29049,29050	73
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	31.6	29.6	0		5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	1	29042	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	31.6	29.6	0		451
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	1	29042	12537
Manganilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Mn²⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	31.6	29.6	2	29050,29051	5
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	31.6	29.6	0		5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	31.6	29.6	0		252
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	31.6	29.6	1	29042	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	1	29046	17380
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	31.6	29.6	0		306
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	31.6	29.6	1	29051	249
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	31.6	29.6	0		100
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	31.6	29.6	1	29042	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	31.6	29.6	0		716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	31.6	29.6	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	31.6	29.6	9	29036,29037,29038,29039,29041,29046,29048,29049,29050	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	31.6	29.6	1	29042	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	31.6	29.6	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	31.6	29.6	12	29034,29036,29037,29038,29039,29042,29044,29046,29048,29049,29050,29051	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	31.6	29.6	4	29036,29039,29046,29050	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	31.6	29.6	3	29046,29050,29051	969
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	31.6	29.6	1	29051	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	31.6	29.6	11	29034,29036,29037,29038,29039,29041,29044,29046,29049,29050,29051	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	0		3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	31.6	29.6	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	31.6	29.6	0		5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	31.6	29.6	0		2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	31.6	29.6	0		1247

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	DeepDive-Co-0046	31.6	29.6	30.6		Ar-Ar dating of hydrothermal muscovite		muscovite				Muscovite			459	Madan Ore Field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria	Madan ore field	Vassileva et al. (2006)			Ar-Ar dating of hydrothermal muscovite
	sedznpb-00066	30.76	29.95	30.76–29.95											459	Madan Ore Field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria	Madan	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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