Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bučim Mine (Bucim Mine; Buchim Mine; Bučim Deposit), Radoviš (Radovish), North Macedonia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23

mindat Locality ID: 62248
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-62248.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bučim Mine (Bucim Mine; Buchim Mine; Bučim Deposit), Radoviš (Radovish), North Macedonia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°30'38"N
Longitude: 22°36'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.510555555556,22.601666666667

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	Amphibole	Arsenic	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Enargite	Epidote	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Malachite
Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Ullmannite
Valleriite	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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb Pd S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb Pd S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenic Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Enargite Epidote Kaolinite Kobellite Malachite
Melonite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Ullmannite
Valleriite Wurtzite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Emplectite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Friedrichite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Hodrušite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Krennerite ()*	Krupkaite ()*	Laitakarite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Padĕraite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Petzite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Součekite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	23	23	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	23	23	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	23	23	315
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	23	23	2734
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	23	23	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	23	23	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	23	23	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	23	23	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	23	23	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	23	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	23	23	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	23	23	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	23	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	23	23	281
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	23	23	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	23	23	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	23	23	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	23	23	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	23	23	802
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	23	23	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	23	23	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	23	23	8173
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈	23	23	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	23	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	23	23	192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23	23	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23	23	14640
Hodrušite ()*	None	Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂	23	23	28
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	23	23	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23	23	5591
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	23	23	111
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	23	23	80
Laitakarite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄(Se,S)₃	23	23	30
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	23	23	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23	23	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	23	23	12537
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	23	23	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	23	23	114
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23	23	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	23	17380
Padĕraite ()*	None	Cu₇[(Cu,Ag)_0.33Pb_1.33Bi_11.33]S₂₂	23	23	10
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	23	23	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	23	23	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	23	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	23	23	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	23	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23	23	5614
Součekite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbBi(S,Se)₃	23	23	6
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	23	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	23	23	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	23	23	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	23	23	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	23	23	4899
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	23	23	237
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	23	23	297

1 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
	PorphCu-00126	23	23	23	K-Ar								Actinolite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Krennerite, Luzonite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Tenorite, Valleriite	Cu	62248	Bučim Mine (Bucim Mine; Buchim Mine; Bučim Deposit), Radoviš (Radovish), North Macedonia	Buchim	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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