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Locality Name:
Haskovo Province, Bulgaria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 33.22
Youngest recorded age at locality: 32.42

mindat Locality ID: 46966
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46966.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Haskovo Province, Bulgaria": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Borislavtsi
Harmanli Obshtina
Ivaylovgrad Obshtina
Kochash
Madjarovo Deposit (Madyarovo Deposit; Madzharovo Deposit)
Mareshnitsa (Mareshnitza)
Mezek Complex
Mineralni Bani Obshtina
Rosino
Simeonovgrad
Simeonovgrad Obshtina
Stremtsi
Sveta Marina (St Marina)
Topolovgrad Obshtina

Latitude: 41°56'17"N
Longitude: 25°22'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.938055555556,25.367777777778
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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteEpsomite
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLazuliteLillianiteMadociteMalachiteMarcasite
MeneghiniteMicaMiniumMolybdeniteMordeniteNadoriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PolybasitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRhabdophaneRocksaltRoscheriteRutile
ScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStauroliteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite
TurquoiseWavelliteWurtziteXanthoconiteZircon

141 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alacránite  (*)Albite  (*)
Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Ardaite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Aurostibite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)
Coronadite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duranusite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Eskebornite  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Faustite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Laitakarite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nadorite  (*)Ningyoite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)
Ourayite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Polydymite  (*)Powellite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Realgar  (*)Robinsonite  (*)Roscherite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Smythite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Vaesite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S33.2232.42328859,28861,288682793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21288813419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3128857315
Alacránite  (*)Not in a structural groupAs8S912886318
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)33.2232.42228867,288818803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31288812353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)633.2232.42228861,28867966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1288641627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21288612162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51288841310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)33.2232.42228861,288682734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21288863092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1288623250
Ardaite  (*)MadocitePb17Sb15S35Cl91288612
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S812885767
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3128861231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS328857,28859,288619052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)333.2232.4212886879
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61288692060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6128861919
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb212886173
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)233.2232.42428861,28868,28878,288865509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)528859,28861,28877,28878,2888611547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)633.2232.42128868132
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1288571966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31288571935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS433.2232.42228861,288685516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11128861843
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)633.2232.421288681633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O33.2232.42128868280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)33.2232.42528861,28863,28868,28878,2888627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)328861,28878,288864979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O128861925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S33.2232.421288685707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O128861197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS233.2232.42628857,28859,28861,28868,28871,2887827198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O33.2232.4212886877
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8128861577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1288863531
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe128857281
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1288811025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS128857966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O128876566
Copper  (*)CopperCu33.2232.42328861,28868,288863846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)633.2232.42228862,28868151
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16128861227
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3228874,288761797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5128857344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS33.2232.42228861,288684165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3128857802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1288612970
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)33.2232.42228861,28867481
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2328861,28877,288789895
Duranusite  (*)NoneAs4S1288638
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS433.2232.42228861,28868910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)228857,288818173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O128861484
Eskebornite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeSe212885726
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S3612888020
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O33.2232.4212886824
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2328861,28881,288869617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS33.2232.42928857,28859,28861,28868,28871,28877,28878,28880,2888624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1288617437
Gold  (*)CopperAu33.2232.42728857,28859,28861,28868,28871,28877,2888030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS128861717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1288636890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O333.2232.42328859,28861,2886814640
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O412886173
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)633.2232.42228861,2886882
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61288611066
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S312885754
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31288825433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)633.2232.42228861,288682228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)433.2232.421288675591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41288841507
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)312885730
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)233.2232.42128868232
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4128861198
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)128857451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4228861,2888114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2228861,2887812537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi12885788
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS233.2232.42428857,28861,28863,288685674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO128861202
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1288611107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4128861247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS233.2232.42228867,288815800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O33.2232.421288681508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O128864405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)233.2232.42928857,28858,28861,28867,28877,28880,28881,28882,2888417380
Nadorite  (*)NadoritePbSb3+O2Cl12886118
Ningyoite  (*)Rhabdophane(U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2·1-2H2O328870,28874,2887633
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O328861,28866,288692994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1288542349
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)633.2232.4212886864
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S1312888024
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]128859249
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)633.2232.42228862,28868170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6128862477
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]128861716
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4128878131
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)128881494
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3128859733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31288611425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS233.2232.421128857,28859,28861,28863,28868,28870,28877,28878,28880,28881,2888639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2328852,28860,288613106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl33.2232.42428861,28862,28868,288861725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)233.2232.42228861,28867771
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS312886184
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8328857,28861,288639056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO233.2232.421628857,28859,28861,28862,28863,28866,28868,28869,28871,28877,28878,28880,28881,28882,28884,2888661156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO212886088
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS228863,28880712
Robinsonite  (*)NonePb4Sb6S1312886139
Roscherite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O33.2232.4212886822
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2228881,288825614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1288631153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21128861165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1288616417
Silver  (*)CopperAg328859,28861,288865186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1288612473
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)12885777
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS33.2232.42928857,28859,28861,28868,28871,28877,28878,28880,2888621482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4128857668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)228883,28884978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3228863,288803418
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)633.2232.42128868105
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe128857190
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1333.2232.42428861,28868,28878,288801803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1288611101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S128857510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1333.2232.42428861,28868,28878,288805317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1288814899
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O33.2232.42128868484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21288762718
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2128878106
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O33.2232.42128868301
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O128881652
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O33.2232.42128868374
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS128861372
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO228874,2887698


1 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
PorphCu-0019933.2232.4232.82±0.40      Albite, Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Diaspore, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, TurquoiseCu156382Spachievo Ore Field (Spahievo Ore Field), Mineralni Bani Obshtina, Haskovo Province, BulgariaSpahievoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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