One large lenticular to irregular silicified body impregnated with ore minerals. It has a length of about 25 m in E–W direction and is about 5 m wide in N–S direction, respectively. The ore body marks the brittle rough contact zone between the materials of the Chelopech and Mirkovo formations.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Manganese

Mineral List

7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ Breccia

ⓘ 'Flint'

ⓘ 'Hydrothermal breccia'

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Tuff

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Chavdarova, S., Stavrev, M., Hikov, A., & Peytcheva, I. (2022). New data on the geochemical and mineralogical features of the main manganese-and iron-bearing ore occurrences in the Central Srednogorie Zone, Bulgaria.

ⓘ Hauerite

Formula: MnS₂

References:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

References:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

ⓘ Sarkinite

Formula: Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)

References:

ⓘ Todorokite

Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O

References:

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Hauerite	2.EB.05a	MnS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
ⓘ	Todorokite	4.DK.10	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Sarkinite	8.BB.15	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	'Zeolite Group'	9.G0.

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Sarkinite	Mn₂²⁺(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Sarkinite	Mn₂²⁺(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Hauerite	MnS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Hauerite	MnS₂
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Sarkinite	Mn₂²⁺(AsO₄)(OH)
Mn	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Sarkinite	Mn₂²⁺(AsO₄)(OH)
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian Plate

Carpathian MountainsVolcanic Arc

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

[1]Chavdarova, S., Stavrev, M., Hikov, A., & Peytcheva, I. (2022). New data on the geochemical and mineralogical features of the main manganese-and iron-bearing ore occurrences in the Central Srednogorie Zone, Bulgaria.

Quick NavTop Commodities Mineral List Rock Types Other Regions References

Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: October 20, 2026 04:58:38 Page updated: July 25, 2025 12:19:42

Go to top of page