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Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Neighbouring regions:

Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Vidin Province, Bulgaria

Dolj County, Romania

Sofia Province, Bulgaria

Central Serbia, Serbia

Type:

Oblast

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Montana	47,445 (2016)
Lom	26,594 (2017)
Berkovitsa	15,027 (2012)
Varshets	7,512 (2016)
Valchedram	5,207 (2018)
Medkovets	2,690 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

127014

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:127014:6

GUID (UUID V4):

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Bulgarian:

Монтана , България

French:

Montana, Bulgarie

German:

Oblast Montana, Bulgarien

Italian:

distretto di Montana, Bulgaria

Russian:

Монтанская область, Болгария

Simplified Chinese:

蒙塔納州, 保加利亚

Spanish:

Provincia de Montana, Bulgaria

Albanian:

Provinca Montana, Bullgaria

Arabic:

مقاطعة مونتانا, بلغاريا

Armenian:

Մոնտանայի մարզ, Բուլղարիա

Basque:

Montana probintzia, Bulgaria

Belarusian:

Мантанская вобласць, Балгарыя

Bosnian:

Oblast Montana, Bugarska

Catalan:

província de Montana, Bulgària

Cebuano:

Oblast Montana, Bulgaria

Croatian:

Oblast Montana, Bugarska

Czech:

Montanská oblast, Bulharsko

Danish:

Montana , Bulgarien

Dutch:

Montana, Bulgarije

Esperanto:

Provinco Montana, Bulgario

Estonian:

Montana piirkond, Bulgaaria

Farsi/Persian:

استان مونتانا, بلغارستان

Finnish:

Montanan alue, Bulgaria

Georgian:

მონტანის ოლქი, ბულგარეთი

Greek:

Επαρχία Μοντάνα, Βουλγαρία

Hebrew:

מונטנה , בולגריה

Hungarian:

Montana megye, Bulgária

Indonesian:

Provinsi Montana, Bulgaria

Irish Gaelic:

Cúige Montana, An Bhulgáir

Japanese:

モンタナ州 , ブルガリア

Korean:

몬타나주 , 불가리아

Latin:

Montana , Bulgaria

Lithuanian:

Montanos sritis, Bulgarija

Luri:

مونتانا د بلغارستان, بلغارستان

Macedonian:

Монтана , Бугарија

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Montana Chiu, Bulgaria

Mongolian:

Монтана аймаг, Болгар

Northern Frisian:

Montana, Bulgarien

Norwegian:

Montana oblast, Bulgaria

Occitan:

Montana, Bulgaria

Ossetian:

Монтанæйы облæст, Болгари

Polish:

Obwód Montana, Bułgaria

Portuguese:

Montana , Bulgária

Romanian:

Regiunea Montana, Bulgaria

Scots:

Montana Province, Bulgarie

Serbian:

Монтанска област, Бугарска

Slovak:

Montana, Bulharsko

Slovenian:

Montana , Bolgarija

South Azerbaijani:

مونتانا اوستانی, بولغاریستان

Swedish:

Montana , Bulgarien

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Вилояти Монтана, Булғористон

Turkish:

Montana , Bulgaristan

Ukrainian:

Монтанська область, Болгарія

Urdu:

مونٹانا صوبہ, بلغاریہ

Vietnamese:

Montana , Bulgaria

Waray:

Montana, Bulgarya

Western Punjabi:

صوبہ مونتانا, بلغاریہ

Montana Province (Bulgarian: Област Монтана, transliterated: Oblast Montana) is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It was named after its administrative centre the city of Montana.

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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Fluorite (Fluorspar)

ⓘ Gold

ⓘ Lead

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ Acanthite

ⓘ Aluminocopiapite

ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'

ⓘ 'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'

ⓘ Voltaite

ⓘ Xitieshanite

75 valid minerals.

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Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite

Formula: Ag₂S

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

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.

ⓘ Aluminocopiapite

Formula: Al_2/3Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

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.

ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite

Formula: (NH₄)₂Mg²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Localities:

Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ 'Arsenpolybasite'

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.bgd.bg (n.d.) http://www.bgd.bg/summanual_2003_5.htm

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

Localities:

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities:

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

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).

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

ⓘ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite

Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Copiapite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

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

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Coquimbite

Formula: AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Cosalite

Formula: Pb₂Bi₂S₅

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Diaphorite

Formula: Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Epsomite

Formula: MgSO₄ · 7H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

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.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

ⓘ Gersdorffite

Formula: NiAsS

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Localities:

Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Halotrichite

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Hedleyite

Formula: Bi₇Te₃

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Localities:

Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Hexahydrite

Formula: Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Jamesonite

Formula: Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

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.

ⓘ Joséite-B

Formula: Bi₄Te₂S

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Kieserite

Formula: MgSO₄ · H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Lillianite

Formula: Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs₂

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite

Formula: MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Metacinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 32-33.

ⓘ Native Silver

Formula: Ag

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

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.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Owyheeite

Formula: Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈

Localities:

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Pearceite

Formula: [Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Pickeringite

Formula: MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Pilsenite ?

Formula: Bi₄Te₃

Locality: Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D. et al. (2006): Bulgar. Acad. Sci. Annual Report No. 12, 19-32

ⓘ Polybasite

Formula: [Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ 'Polybasite-Tac'

Formula: [Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Proustite

Formula: Ag₃AsS₃

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag₃SbS₃

Localities:

Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Localities:

Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

ⓘ Römerite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.bgd.bg (n.d.) http://www.bgd.bg/summanual_2003_5.htm

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Localities:

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Martinovo iron skarn deposit, Martinovo, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Slavíkite

Formula: (H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 98H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

I. Kostov, V. Breskovska, J. Mincheva-Stefanova, G. Kirov (1964): Minerals of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgaria, 540 pp. (in Bulgarian).

Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2003). The Govezhda gold deposit, Western Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol, 40, 109-121.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities:

ⓘ Stephanite

Formula: Ag₅SbS₄

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

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.

ⓘ Szomolnokite

Formula: FeSO₄ · H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

Localities:

Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: ^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

Locality: Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

Localities:

Govezhda mine, Govezhda, Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'

Formula: Cu₆[Cu₄(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂]Sb₄S₁₃

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

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.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'

Formula: (Cu,Ag)₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

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.

ⓘ Voltaite

Formula: K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dimitrova, D.

Mladenova, V.

Hecht, L. (2020) Efflorescent Sulfate Crystallization on Fractured and Polished Colloform Pyrite Surfaces: A Migration Pathway of Trace Elements. Minerals10, 12.

ⓘ Xitieshanite

Formula: Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O

Locality: Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

References:

Gallery:

HgSⓘ Cinnabar

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Cinnabar, etc.

Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgaria

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Acanthite	2.BA.35	Ag₂S
ⓘ	Metacinnabar	2.CB.05a	HgS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Cubanite	2.CB.55a	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Hedleyite	2.DC.05	Bi₇Te₃
ⓘ	Joséite-B	2.DC.05	Bi₄Te₂S
ⓘ	Pilsenite ?	2.DC.05	Bi₄Te₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Löllingite	2.EB.15a	FeAs₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Gersdorffite	2.EB.25	NiAsS
ⓘ	Proustite	2.GA.05	Ag₃AsS₃
ⓘ	Pyrargyrite	2.GA.05	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	'Polybasite-Tac'	2.GB.	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
ⓘ	'Tennantite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'	2.GB.05	Cu₆[Cu₄(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
ⓘ	'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'	2.GB.05	(Cu,Ag)₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
ⓘ	Stephanite	2.GB.10	Ag₅SbS₄
ⓘ	Pearceite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
ⓘ	Polybasite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
ⓘ	Jamesonite	2.HB.15	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
ⓘ	Owyheeite	2.HC.35	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈
ⓘ	Diaphorite	2.JB.05	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈
ⓘ	Cosalite	2.JB.10	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
ⓘ	Lillianite	2.JB.40a	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Kieserite	7.CB.05	MgSO₄ · H₂O
ⓘ	Szomolnokite	7.CB.05	FeSO₄ · H₂O
ⓘ	Hexahydrite	7.CB.25	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
ⓘ	Epsomite	7.CB.40	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
ⓘ	Coquimbite	7.CB.55	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Römerite	7.CB.75	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
ⓘ	Halotrichite	7.CB.85	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
ⓘ	Pickeringite	7.CB.85	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
ⓘ	Voltaite	7.CC.25	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
ⓘ	Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	7.CC.25	(NH₄)₂Mg²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Aluminocopiapite	7.DB.35	Al_2/3Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	Copiapite	7.DB.35	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	Magnesiocopiapite	7.DB.35	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	Xitieshanite	7.DC.20	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Slavíkite	7.DF.30	(H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 98H₂O
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Pyromorphite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Scorodite	8.CD.10	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	var. Ripidolite	9.EC.55	(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Group'	-	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
ⓘ	'Arsenpolybasite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Aluminocopiapite	Al_2/3Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
H	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
H	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite	(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
H	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Slavíkite	(H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 98H₂O
H	ⓘ Szomolnokite	FeSO₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
H	ⓘ Xitieshanite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	(NH₄)₂Mg₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	(NH₄)₂Mg₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aluminocopiapite	Al_2/3Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite	(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Slavíkite	(H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 98H₂O
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Szomolnokite	FeSO₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
O	ⓘ Xitieshanite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	(NH₄)₂Mg₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite	(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Slavíkite	(H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 98H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	(NH₄)₂Mg₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Aluminocopiapite	Al_2/3Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite	(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	(NH₄)₂Mg₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite	(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
S	ⓘ Aluminocopiapite	Al_2/3Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Polybasite-Tac	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
S	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
S	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈
S	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
S	ⓘ Hexahydrite	Mg(H₂O)₆(SO₄)
S	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
S	ⓘ Joséite-B	Bi₄Te₂S
S	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
S	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Metacinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈
S	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Pickeringite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
S	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
S	ⓘ Slavíkite	(H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 98H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Szomolnokite	FeSO₄ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
S	ⓘ Xitieshanite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite	(Cu,Ag)₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
S	ⓘ Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite	(NH₄)₂Mg₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Xitieshanite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aluminocopiapite	Al_2/3Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Fe	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Clinochlore var. Ripidolite	(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
Fe	ⓘ Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Slavíkite	(H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 98H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Szomolnokite	FeSO₄ · H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Xitieshanite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl · 6H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[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
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Polybasite-Tac	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite	(Cu,Ag)₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Zn	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite	(Cu,Ag)₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
As	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
As	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
As	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
As	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
As	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
Ag	ⓘ Polybasite-Tac	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Ag	ⓘ Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈
Ag	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
Ag	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Ag	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Ag	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite	(Cu,Ag)₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Polybasite-Tac	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈
Sb	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Sb	ⓘ Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈
Sb	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Sb	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite	(Cu,Ag)₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Hedleyite	Bi₇Te₃
Te	ⓘ Joséite-B	Bi₄Te₂S
Te	ⓘ Pilsenite	Bi₄Te₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Hg	ⓘ Metacinnabar	HgS
Hg	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
Pb	ⓘ Diaphorite	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Pb	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Pb	ⓘ Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈
Pb	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
Bi	ⓘ Hedleyite	Bi₇Te₃
Bi	ⓘ Joséite-B	Bi₄Te₂S
Bi	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Bi	ⓘ Pilsenite	Bi₄Te₃

Fossils

There are 63 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

12.7 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

252 Ma (Permian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Ozirovo	8	180.1 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Phymatoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phymatoceratidae : *Phymatoceras*	182 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic
Lacunosella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : *Lacunosella*	164.7 - 145 Ma Jurassic
Monticlarella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Norellidae : *Monticlarella*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Rhynchonella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : *Rhynchonella*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Septocrurella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Erymnariidae : *Septocrurella*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Spiriferina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : *Spiriferina*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Juralina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : *Juralina*	157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic
Lobothyris genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : *Lobothyris*	196.5 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Nucleata genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Nucleatidae : *Nucleata*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Platidia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Platidiidae : *Platidia*	13.65 - 12.7 Ma Miocene
Xestosina subsella species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Xestosina : *Xestosina subsella*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Silesites seranonis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Silesitidae : Silesites : *Silesites seranonis*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Macroscaphites yuani species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macroscaphitidae : Macroscaphites : *Macroscaphites yuani*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Macroscaphites (Costidiscus) recticostatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macroscaphitidae : Macroscaphites : *Macroscaphites (Costidiscus) recticostatus*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phyllopachyceras infundibulum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Phyllopachyceras : *Phyllopachyceras infundibulum*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Equisetites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : *Equisetites*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Tarbellastraea conoidea species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Tarbellastraea : *Tarbellastraea conoidea*	13.65 - 12.7 Ma Miocene
Lobothyris punctata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : Lobothyris : *Lobothyris punctata*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Sellithyris engeli species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Sellithyris : *Sellithyris engeli*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Voltzia genus	Plantae : Pinophyta : Voltziopsida : Voltziales : Voltziaceae : *Voltzia*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Catacoeloceras crassum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Catacoeloceras : *Catacoeloceras crassum*	182 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic
Liospiriferina alpina species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Liospiriferina : *Liospiriferina alpina*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia dunrobinensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Tetrarhynchia : *Tetrarhynchia dunrobinensis*	196.5 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic
Cincta numismalis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Cincta : *Cincta numismalis*	196.5 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) darwini species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : *Zeilleria (Zeilleria) darwini*	196.5 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria subnumismalis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : *Zeilleria subnumismalis*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Gibbirhynchia curviceps species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Gibbirhynchia : *Gibbirhynchia curviceps*	196.5 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria quadrifida species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : *Zeilleria quadrifida*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria lycetti species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : *Zeilleria lycetti*	182.7 - 171.6 Ma Jurassic
Homoeorhynchia cynocephala species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Homoeorhynchia : *Homoeorhynchia cynocephala*	182.7 - 171.6 Ma Jurassic
Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Dactylioceras : *Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites)*	183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic
Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Pseudogibbirhynchia : *Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei*	182.7 - 171.6 Ma Jurassic
Liospiriferina villosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Liospiriferina : *Liospiriferina villosa*	189.6 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic
Eleganticeras exaratum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae : Eleganticeras : *Eleganticeras exaratum*	183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic
Hildaites murleyi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae : Hildaites : *Hildaites murleyi*	183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic
Dactylioceras temperatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Dactylioceras : *Dactylioceras temperatum*	182 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic
Peronoceras fibulatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Peronoceras : *Peronoceras fibulatum*	182 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic
Yuccites genus	Plantae : Pinophyta : *Yuccites*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Novocrania anomala species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Novocrania : *Novocrania anomala*	13.65 - 12.7 Ma Miocene
Argyrotheca cuneata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : Argyrotheca : *Argyrotheca cuneata*	13.65 - 12.7 Ma Miocene
Joania cordata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : Joania : *Joania cordata*	13.65 - 12.7 Ma Miocene
Schizoneura genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : *Schizoneura*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Pygope janitor species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Pygopidae : Pygope : *Pygope janitor*	157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic
Neuropteridium genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : *Neuropteridium*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Lacunosella arolica species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Lacunosella : *Lacunosella arolica*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Homoeorhynchia acuta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Homoeorhynchia : *Homoeorhynchia acuta*	189.6 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic
Quadratirhynchia quadrata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Quadratirhynchia : *Quadratirhynchia quadrata*	189.6 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) sarthacensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : *Zeilleria (Zeilleria) sarthacensis*	190.8 - 182.7 Ma Early Jurassic
Caucasella trigonella species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Erymnariidae : Caucasella : *Caucasella trigonella*	164.7 - 155.7 Ma Jurassic
Phyllopachyceras bontshevi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Phyllopachyceras : *Phyllopachyceras bontshevi*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eoleptoceras (Wrightites) parvulum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ancyloceratidae : Hamulinites : *Eoleptoceras (Wrightites) parvulum*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eoleptoceras (Tzankoviceras) tzankovi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ancyloceratidae : Hamulinites : *Eoleptoceras (Tzankoviceras) tzankovi*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eoleptoceras (Wrightites) wrighti species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ancyloceratidae : Hamulinites : *Eoleptoceras (Wrightites) wrighti*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hemibaculites saharievae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Heteroceratidae : Hemibaculites : *Hemibaculites saharievae*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

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Montana Province
- Jurassic🐚 Gaganitsa
- Jurassic🐚 Gorno Ozirovo
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Gully near school
- Jurassic🐚 Nechinska Bara
- Miocene🐚 Okhrid reef
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Southern end of Kraptshene village
- Phanerozoic🐚 Stara Planina
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Valley northwest of Vlashki Vrah

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana_Province
Wikidata ID:	Q2012057
GeoNames ID:	453753

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Montana Province

Bulgaria

Montana Province
- Chiprovtsi Municipality
  - Martinovo
    - Martinovo iron skarn deposit
      - Zhazhkov Dol
- ⭔Georgi Damyanovo Municipality
  - ⭔Govezhda
    - Govezhda mine
- ⭔Lom Municipality
- ⭔Medkovets Municipality
- ⭔Montana Municipality
- ⭔Valchedram Municipality
- ⭔Varshets Municipality
- ⭔Yakimovo Municipality

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