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Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgariai
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Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
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Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
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Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
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Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
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Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
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Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 21' 55'' North , 22° 50' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.36538,22.83516
GeoHash:
G#: sx8nxwkj9
GRN:
N29E13
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chiprovtsi2,080 (2017)4.2km
Georgi Damyanovo748 (2017)16.0km
Chuprene842 (2017)21.8km
Berkovitsa15,027 (2012)27.6km
Ruzhintsi1,269 (2017)28.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
10057
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10057:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Община Чипровци, Област Монтана, България


Ag-Pb hydrothermal stratabound replacement deposit. Started underground operation in 1951. It was closed in 1999 after producing 4.79 Mt of Pb at 1.84%.
Metal content is assumed to be derived from a granite intrusion.
Located in the western Balkan Mountains.

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42 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Aluminocopiapite
Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite
Formula: (NH4)2Mg2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Arsenpolybasite'
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Dimitrova, D.
Mladenova, V.
Atanasov, V. A. (1975). Argentian mercurian tetrahedrite, a new variety, from the Chiprovtsi ore deposit, Western Stara-Planina mountains, Bulgaria. Mineral. Mag, 40(11), 233-237.
Petrova, M., & Ilieev, T. (2007). Compositional variations in the tetrahedrite-tennantite fahlores and polybasite-pearceite series from the Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, northwestern Bulgaria. Au-Ag telluride-selenide deposits, 26, 39.
Dimitrova, D., Kerestedjian, T., & Petrova, M. (2007). Cinnabarpyrite mineralisation associated with fluorite replacement bodies in the Chiprovtsi silver-lead deposit, Northwestern Bulgaria. In Proceedings of the 9th Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin, Ireland (pp. 873-876).
Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
References:
Marcus Vau Collection
Dimitrova, D.
Mladenova, V.
Atanasov, V. A. (1975). Argentian mercurian tetrahedrite, a new variety, from the Chiprovtsi ore deposit, Western Stara-Planina mountains, Bulgaria. Mineral. Mag, 40(11), 233-237.
Dimitrova, D., Kerestedjian, T., & Petrova, M. (2007). Cinnabarpyrite mineralisation associated with fluorite replacement bodies in the Chiprovtsi silver-lead deposit, Northwestern Bulgaria. In Proceedings of the 9th Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin, Ireland (pp. 873-876).
Dimitrova, D. A., Mladenova, V. G., & Hecht, L. (2008). Hydrous sulphates formed during oxidation of colloform pyrite from Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, NW Bulgaria. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement, 72, A217.
Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.
ⓘ Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘ Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Dimitrova, D.
Mladenova, V.
Atanasov, V. A. (1975). Argentian mercurian tetrahedrite, a new variety, from the Chiprovtsi ore deposit, Western Stara-Planina mountains, Bulgaria. Mineral. Mag, 40(11), 233-237.
Dimitrova, D., Kerestedjian, T., & Petrova, M. (2007). Cinnabarpyrite mineralisation associated with fluorite replacement bodies in the Chiprovtsi silver-lead deposit, Northwestern Bulgaria. In Proceedings of the 9th Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin, Ireland (pp. 873-876).
Dimitrova, D. A., Mladenova, V. G., & Hecht, L. (2008). Hydrous sulphates formed during oxidation of colloform pyrite from Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, NW Bulgaria. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement, 72, A217.
Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Dimitrova, D.
Mladenova, V.
Atanasov, V. A. (1975). Argentian mercurian tetrahedrite, a new variety, from the Chiprovtsi ore deposit, Western Stara-Planina mountains, Bulgaria. Mineral. Mag, 40(11), 233-237.
Petrova, M., & Ilieev, T. (2007). Compositional variations in the tetrahedrite-tennantite fahlores and polybasite-pearceite series from the Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, northwestern Bulgaria. Au-Ag telluride-selenide deposits, 26, 39.
Dimitrova, D., Kerestedjian, T., & Petrova, M. (2007). Cinnabarpyrite mineralisation associated with fluorite replacement bodies in the Chiprovtsi silver-lead deposit, Northwestern Bulgaria. In Proceedings of the 9th Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin, Ireland (pp. 873-876).
Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
References:
Dimitrova, D.
Mladenova, V.
Младенова, В., Димитрова, Д., & Шмид, Р. Т. (2007) Efflorescent minerals formed during intensive weathering of phyllites, Chiprovtsi ore district, Northwestern Bulgaria Ефлоресцентни минерали, образувани при интензивно изветряне на филитите, Чипровски руден район, Северозападна България. GEOSCIENCES 2007 pp 63-64
Dimitrova, D. A., Mladenova, V. G., & Hecht, L. (2008). Hydrous sulphates formed during oxidation of colloform pyrite from Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, NW Bulgaria. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement, 72, A217.
Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.
ⓘ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kieserite
Formula: MgSO4 · H2O
ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite
Formula: MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Owyheeite
Formula: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
ⓘ Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ 'Polybasite-Tac'
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Marcus Vau Collection
Dimitrova, D.
Mladenova, V.
Atanasov, V. A. (1975). Argentian mercurian tetrahedrite, a new variety, from the Chiprovtsi ore deposit, Western Stara-Planina mountains, Bulgaria. Mineral. Mag, 40(11), 233-237.
Dimitrova, D., Kerestedjian, T., & Petrova, M. (2007). Cinnabarpyrite mineralisation associated with fluorite replacement bodies in the Chiprovtsi silver-lead deposit, Northwestern Bulgaria. In Proceedings of the 9th Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin, Ireland (pp. 873-876).
Dimitrova, D. A., Mladenova, V. G., & Hecht, L. (2008). Hydrous sulphates formed during oxidation of colloform pyrite from Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, NW Bulgaria. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement, 72, A217.
Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Dimitrova, D.
Mladenova, V.
Atanasov, V. A. (1975). Argentian mercurian tetrahedrite, a new variety, from the Chiprovtsi ore deposit, Western Stara-Planina mountains, Bulgaria. Mineral. Mag, 40(11), 233-237.
Petrova, M., & Ilieev, T. (2007). Compositional variations in the tetrahedrite-tennantite fahlores and polybasite-pearceite series from the Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, northwestern Bulgaria. Au-Ag telluride-selenide deposits, 26, 39.
Dimitrova, D., Kerestedjian, T., & Petrova, M. (2007). Cinnabarpyrite mineralisation associated with fluorite replacement bodies in the Chiprovtsi silver-lead deposit, Northwestern Bulgaria. In Proceedings of the 9th Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin, Ireland (pp. 873-876).
Dimitrova, D. A., Mladenova, V. G., & Hecht, L. (2008). Hydrous sulphates formed during oxidation of colloform pyrite from Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, NW Bulgaria. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement, 72, A217.
Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.
ⓘ Römerite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Slavíkite
Formula: (H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Description: Argentian-mercurian variety of tetrahedrite.
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘ Xitieshanite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘMetacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Polybasite-Tac'2.GB.[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ'var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘStephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
ⓘPearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘJamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘOwyheeite2.HC.35Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
ⓘDiaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘKieserite7.CB.05MgSO4 · H2O
ⓘSzomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 · H2O
ⓘHexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘCoquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘRömerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘPickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘVoltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘAmmoniomagnesiovoltaite7.CC.25(NH4)2Mg2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘAluminocopiapite7.DB.35Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘCopiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘMagnesiocopiapite7.DB.35MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘXitieshanite7.DC.20Fe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
ⓘSlavíkite7.DF.30(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Arsenpolybasite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Hⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Hⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Hⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Hⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hⓘ XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
Hⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Oⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Oⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Oⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oⓘ XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
Oⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Mgⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Mgⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mgⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Mgⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Alⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Alⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Sⓘ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Sⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MetacinnabarHgS
Sⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Sⓘ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Sⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sⓘ XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Sⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Feⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Feⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feⓘ XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Feⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Agⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Agⓘ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ MetacinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
PbLead
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28

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References

Dragov, P. (1997) Fahlores in the Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit (NW Balkan). Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society: 58: 3-14.
Petrova, M., & Ilieev, T. (2007). Compositional variations in the tetrahedrite-tennantite fahlores and polybasite-pearceite series from the Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb deposit, northwestern Bulgaria. Au-Ag telluride-selenide deposits, 26, 39.
Dimitrova, D., Mladenova, V. (2009) Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft: 155: 50. (Abs.) (?)
Dimitrova, D., Mladenova, V., Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals: 10: 12.
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