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Satovcha Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgariai
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Satovcha MunicipalityMunicipality
Blagoevgrad ProvinceOblast
BulgariaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Satovcha2,382 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
340747
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:340747:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Satovtcha , Blagoevgrad, Bulgarie
Italian:
Satovča, distretto di Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Russian:
Сатовча , Благоевградская область, Болгария
Simplified Chinese:
薩托夫查市, 布拉格耶夫格勒州, 保加利亚
Spanish:
Municipio de Satovcha, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Armenian:
Սատովչայի համայնք, Բլագոևգրադի մարզ, Բուլղարիա
Bulgarian:
Сатовча, Благоевград , България
Catalan:
Municipi de Satovtxa, Província de Blagoevgrad, Bulgària
Cebuano:
Obshtina Satovcha, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Czech:
Obština Satovča, Blagoevgradská oblast, Bulharsko
Dutch:
Satovtsja, Blagoëvgrad, Bulgarije
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ساتووچا, استان بلاگووگراد, بلغارستان
Georgian:
სატოვჩის თემი, ბლაგოევგრადის ოლქი, ბულგარეთი
Macedonian:
Сатовча , Благоевград , Бугарија
Polish:
Satowcza , Obwód Błagojewgrad, Bułgaria
Romanian:
Comuna Satovcea, Regiunea Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Swedish:
Satovtja , Blagoevgrad , Bulgarien
Ukrainian:
Сатовча , Благоєвградська область, Болгарія
Vietnamese:
Satovcha , Blagoevgrad , Bulgaria
Waray:
Satovcha , Blagoevgrad, Bulgarya


Satovcha Municipality is a municipality in southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities in the Blagoevgrad Province.

It covers the Southwestern Rhodope Mountains. 14 settlemements belong to the municipality with a territory of 334,245 km². The administrative, industrial and cultural center of the municipality is the village of Satovcha.

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Mineral List

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

17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
ⓘ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rutheniridosmine
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘ Vaesite
Formula: NiS2
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘRutheniridosmine1.AF.05(Ir,Os,Ru)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘIdaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘVaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘIrarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ VaesiteNiS2
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ VaesiteNiS2
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
Ruⓘ Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
OsOsmium
Osⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Osⓘ Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Irⓘ Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sivik315.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Oligaeschna bulgariensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Aeshnidae : Oligaeschna : Oligaeschna bulgariensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Stenolestes rhodopensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Sieblosiidae : Stenolestes : Stenolestes rhodopensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Primorilestes magnificus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Thaumatoneuridae : Primorilestes : Primorilestes magnificus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satovcha_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q2997839
GeoNames ID:727422

Localities in this Region

  • Blagoevgrad Province

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