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Child and female labour at Plakalnitsa copper mine, ca. 1910.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Child and female labour at Plakalnitsa copper mine, ca. 1910.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

View of the Plakalnitsa copper mining area, ca. 1905.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Child and female labour at Plakalnitsa copper mine, ca. 1910.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Child and female labour at Plakalnitsa copper mine, ca. 1910.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

View of the Plakalnitsa copper mining area, ca. 1905.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Child and female labour at Plakalnitsa copper mine, ca. 1910.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Child and female labour at Plakalnitsa copper mine, ca. 1910.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Neighbouring regions:

Lovech Province, Bulgaria

Montana Province, Bulgaria

Pleven Province, Bulgaria

Dolj County, Romania

Olt County, Romania

Sofia Province, Bulgaria

Type:

Oblast

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Vratsa	64,941 (2016)
Kozloduy	14,717 (2017)
Byala Slatina	13,307 (2018)
Mezdra	11,975 (2012)
Oryahovo	5,706 (2017)
Mizia	3,712 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

45503

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:45503:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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Bulgarian:

Враца , България

French:

Vratsa, Bulgarie

German:

Oblast Wraza, Bulgarien

Italian:

distretto di Vraca, Bulgaria

Russian:

Врацкая область, Болгария

Simplified Chinese:

弗拉察州, 保加利亚

Spanish:

Vratsa, Bulgaria

Albanian:

Provinca Vraca, Bullgaria

Arabic:

مقاطعة فراتسا, بلغاريا

Armenian:

Վրաչայի մարզ, Բուլղարիա

Azeri:

Vratsa vilayəti, Bolqarıstan

Basque:

Vratsa probintzia, Bulgaria

Belarusian:

Врацкая вобласць, Балгарыя

Bengali:

ভ্রাসা প্রদেশ, বুলগেরিয়া

Bosnian:

Oblast Vraca, Bugarska

Catalan:

Província de Vratsa, Bulgària

Cebuano:

Oblast Vratsa, Bulgaria

Chuvash:

Варачан облаçĕ, Пăлхарĕ

Croatian:

Oblast Vraca, Bugarska

Czech:

Vracká oblast, Bulharsko

Danish:

Vratsa , Bulgarien

Dutch:

Vratsa, Bulgarije

Esperanto:

Provinco Vraca, Bulgario

Estonian:

Vraca piirkond, Bulgaaria

Farsi/Persian:

استان وراتسا, بلغارستان

Finnish:

Vratsan alue, Bulgaria

Georgian:

ვრაცის ოლქი, ბულგარეთი

Greek:

Βράτσα, Βουλγαρία

Gujarati:

વ્રતસા પ્રાંત, બલ્ગેરિયા

Hebrew:

וראצה , בולגריה

Hindi:

व्रतसा प्रांत, बुल्गारिया

Hungarian:

Vraca megye, Bulgária

Indonesian:

Provinsi Vratsa, Bulgaria

Irish Gaelic:

Cúige Vratsa, An Bhulgáir

Japanese:

ヴラツァ州, ブルガリア

Kannada:

ವ್ರಾಟ್ಸಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಬಲ್ಗೇರಿಯ

Korean:

브라차주, 불가리아

Kyrgyz:

Догдурлук аймак, Болгария

Latin:

Valvae , Bulgaria

Latvian:

Vracas apgabals, Bulgārija

Lithuanian:

Vracos sritis, Bulgarija

Luri:

وراتسا, بلغارستان

Macedonian:

Враца , Бугарија

Malay:

Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Marathi:

व्रतसा प्रांत, बल्गेरिया

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Vratsa Chiu, Bulgaria

Mongolian:

Враца аймаг, Болгар

Northern Frisian:

Wratsa, Bulgarien

Norwegian:

Vratsa oblast, Bulgaria

Occitan:

Vratsa, Bulgaria

Ossetian:

Врацæйы облæст, Болгари

Polish:

Obwód Wraca, Bułgaria

Portuguese:

Vratsa , Bulgária

Romanian:

Regiunea Vrața, Bulgaria

Scots:

Vratsa Province, Bulgarie

Serbian:

Врачанска област, Бугарска

Sinhalese:

ව්රස්ටා කලාපය, බල්ගේරියාව

Slovak:

Vraca, Bulharsko

Slovenian:

Vraca , Bolgarija

South Azerbaijani:

وراتسا اوستانی, بولغاریستان

Swedish:

Vratsa, Bulgarien

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Вилояти Вратса, Булғористон

Tamil:

வரட்சா மாகாணம், பல்காரியா

Telugu:

వ్రాట్సా ప్రావిన్స్, బల్గేరియా

Thai:

จังหวัดวราคา, ประเทศบัลแกเรีย

Turkish:

İvraca , Bulgaristan

Ukrainian:

Врачанська область, Болгарія

Urdu:

وراتسا صوبہ, بلغاریہ

Vietnamese:

Vratsa , Bulgaria

Waray:

Vratsa, Bulgarya

Western Punjabi:

صوبہ وراتسا, بلغاریہ

Vratsa Province (Bulgarian: Област Враца Oblast Vraca, former name Vraca okrug) is a Bulgarian province located in the northwestern part of the country, between the Danube river in the north and Stara Planina mountain in the south. It is named after its main town - Vratsa. The province covers a territory of 3,619.7 km².

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

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

ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'

ⓘ var. Zinc-bearing Malachite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

91 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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

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ⓘ Dolostone

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ 'Magnesian Limestone'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite

Formula: Ag₂S

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Stoinov, S. Khr.

Atanasov, V. A. (1968): Two silver mineral groups in ore paragenesis of the stratum "Sedmocislenici" in Bulgaria. Freiberger Forschungshefte, C230, 411-417 (in German).

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Adamite

Formula: Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Aikinite

Formula: CuPbBiS₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Annabergite

Formula: Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Aurichalcite

Formula: (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

Localities:

Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Balkanite (TL)

Formula: Cu₉Ag₅HgS₈

Type Locality:

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Betekhtinite

Formula: Pb₂(Cu,Fe)_22-24S₁₅

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

ⓘ Clinoclase

Formula: Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Minceva-Stefanova, J. (2001) Arsenate minerals diversity in oxidation zones of the polymetallic stratabound deposits in Western Balkan Mountain. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie Bulgare des Sciences, 54 (6) 39-42

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Conichalcite

Formula: CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ Cornwallite

Formula: Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Djurleite

Formula: Cu₃₁S₁₆

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Duftite

Formula: PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Dyscrasite ?

Formula: Ag₃Sb

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ Emplectite

Formula: CuBiS₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Enargite ?

Formula: Cu₃AsS₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Erythrite

Formula: Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Freieslebenite ?

Formula: AgPbSbS₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Gersdorffite

Formula: NiAsS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Greenockite

Formula: CdS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Greigite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Hedyphane

Formula: Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Jalpaite

Formula: Ag₃CuS₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Jordanite

Formula: Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ Lepidocrocite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities:

Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Malachite var. Zinc-bearing Malachite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Mckinstryite

Formula: Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanasov, V. and Lavrentiev, Yu. (1973) New occurrence of mackinstryite. Spisanie na Bulgarskoto Geologichesko Druzhestvo, 34, 309-320 (in Bulgarian).

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ 'Melnikovite'

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Metacinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Miargyrite

Formula: AgSbS₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Monohydrocalcite

Formula: CaCO₃ · H₂O

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Native Antimony

Formula: Sb

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy

ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Native Silver

Formula: Ag

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Stoinov, S. Khr.

Atanasov, V. A. (1968): Two silver mineral groups in ore paragenesis of the stratum "Sedmocislenici" in Bulgaria. Freiberger Forschungshefte, C230, 411-417 (in German).

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Native Silver var. Kongsbergite

Formula: (Ag,Hg)

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

ⓘ Olivenite

Formula: Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Palygorskite

Formula: ◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Parnauite

Formula: Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 7H₂O

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Pearceite

Formula: [Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Philipsburgite

Formula: Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Polybasite

Formula: [Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag₃SbS₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)S₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Pyrostilpnite

Formula: Ag₃SbS₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Rammelsbergite

Formula: NiAs₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Romanèchite

Formula: (Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Rosasite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities:

Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Roxbyite ?

Formula: Cu₅₈S₃₂

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Seligmannite

Formula: PbCuAsS₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Siegenite

Formula: CoNi₂S₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Minčeva-Stefanova, Jordanka, Neykov, Hrisimir (1990) Varieties of the hydrothermal smithsonite from the Sedmochislenitsi deposit, Western Stara Plaina Mt. Bulletin of the Geological Institute - Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrography, 27, 63-95

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

tin.er.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://tin.er.usgs.gov/sedznpb/show-sedznpb-xml.php?rec_id=67

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Stephanite

Formula: Ag₅SbS₄

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Strashimirite

Formula: Cu₈(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 5H₂O

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Stromeyerite

Formula: AgCuS

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Stoinov, S. Khr.

Atanasov, V. A. (1968): Two silver mineral groups in ore paragenesis of the stratum "Sedmocislenici" in Bulgaria. Freiberger Forschungshefte, C230, 411-417 (in German).

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

Localities:

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

ⓘ Tyrolite

Formula: Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O

Locality: Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

ⓘ Ullmannite

Formula: NiSbS

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

www.geologija-revija.si (n.d.) http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=231

ⓘ Wittichenite

Formula: Cu₃BiS₃

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Atanassov, Vasil A., Kirov, and Georgi N. (1973) Balkanite, Cu9Ag5HgS8, a new mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi mine, Bulgaria. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2) 11-15

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

ⓘ Wurtzite

Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Locality: Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

References:

Svetla Atanassova (2007) The Preserved Mineral Diversity of Sedmochislenitsi Deposit, Vratsa Ore Region. Fourth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation, pp. 207-216.

Gallery:

CuSⓘ Covellite

Covellite, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Covellite, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Covellite, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Sbⓘ Native Antimony

Native Antimony, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Native Antimony, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Native Antimony, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

AgCuSⓘ Stromeyerite

Stromeyerite, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Stromeyerite, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

Stromeyerite, etc.

Plakalnitsa Mine, Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Silver var. Kongsbergite	1.AA.05	(Ag,Hg)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Ag
ⓘ	Native Antimony	1.CA.05	Sb
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
ⓘ	Graphite	1.CB.05a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Dyscrasite ?	2.AA.35	Ag₃Sb
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Djurleite	2.BA.05	Cu₃₁S₁₆
ⓘ	Roxbyite ?	2.BA.05	Cu₅₈S₃₂
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Acanthite	2.BA.35	Ag₂S
ⓘ	Mckinstryite	2.BA.40	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄
ⓘ	Stromeyerite	2.BA.40	AgCuS
ⓘ	Jalpaite	2.BA.45	Ag₃CuS₂
ⓘ	Balkanite (TL)	2.BD.15	Cu₉Ag₅HgS₈
ⓘ	Betekhtinite	2.BE.05	Pb₂(Cu,Fe)_22-24S₁₅
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Metacinnabar	2.CB.05a	HgS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Greenockite	2.CB.45	CdS
ⓘ	Wurtzite	2.CB.45	(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Greigite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Siegenite	2.DA.05	CoNi₂S₄
ⓘ	Pyrite var. Bravoite	2.EB.05a	(Fe,Ni)S₂
ⓘ		2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Rammelsbergite	2.EB.15a	NiAs₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Gersdorffite	2.EB.25	NiAsS
ⓘ	Ullmannite	2.EB.25	NiSbS
ⓘ	Pyrargyrite	2.GA.05	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	Pyrostilpnite	2.GA.10	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	Wittichenite	2.GA.20	Cu₃BiS₃
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	Seligmannite	2.GA.50	PbCuAsS₃
ⓘ	'Freibergite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1
ⓘ	'Tennantite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Stephanite	2.GB.10	Ag₅SbS₄
ⓘ	Pearceite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
ⓘ	Polybasite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
ⓘ	Emplectite	2.HA.05	CuBiS₂
ⓘ	Miargyrite	2.HA.10	AgSbS₂
ⓘ	Aikinite	2.HB.05a	CuPbBiS₃
ⓘ	Freieslebenite ?	2.JB.15	AgPbSbS₃
ⓘ	Jordanite	2.JB.30a	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃
ⓘ	Enargite ?	2.KA.05	Cu₃AsS₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Romanèchite	4.DK.10	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Lepidocrocite	4.FE.15	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Rosasite	5.BA.10	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite var. Zinc-bearing Malachite	5.BA.10	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Aurichalcite	5.BA.15	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Hydrozincite	5.BA.15	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Monohydrocalcite	5.CB.20	CaCO₃ · H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Adamite	8.BB.30	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Olivenite	8.BB.30	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Cornwallite	8.BD.05	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
ⓘ	Clinoclase	8.BE.20	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃
ⓘ	Conichalcite	8.BH.35	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Duftite	8.BH.35	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Hedyphane	8.BN.05	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Mimetite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Annabergite	8.CE.40	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Erythrite	8.CE.40	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Strashimirite	8.DC.12	Cu₈(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Philipsburgite	8.DE.35	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
ⓘ	Parnauite	8.DF.35	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 7H₂O
ⓘ	Tyrolite	8.DM.10	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Hemimorphite	9.BD.10	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
ⓘ	Dickite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Palygorskite	9.EE.20	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Melnikovite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Clinoclase	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Conichalcite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Cornwallite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Monohydrocalcite	CaCO₃ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Parnauite	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 7H₂O
H	ⓘ Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
H	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Strashimirite	Cu₈(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
H	ⓘ Malachite var. Zinc-bearing Malachite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Graphite	C
C	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Monohydrocalcite	CaCO₃ · H₂O
C	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
C	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
C	ⓘ Malachite var. Zinc-bearing Malachite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Clinoclase	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Conichalcite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Cornwallite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Monohydrocalcite	CaCO₃ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Parnauite	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 7H₂O
O	ⓘ Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
O	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Strashimirite	Cu₈(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
O	ⓘ Malachite var. Zinc-bearing Malachite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
S	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Balkanite	Cu₉Ag₅HgS₈
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Betekhtinite	Pb₂(Cu,Fe)_22-24S₁₅
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆
S	ⓘ Emplectite	CuBiS₂
S	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1
S	ⓘ Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
S	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
S	ⓘ Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂
S	ⓘ Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄
S	ⓘ Metacinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
S	ⓘ Parnauite	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 7H₂O
S	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrostilpnite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Roxbyite	Cu₅₈S₃₂
S	ⓘ Seligmannite	PbCuAsS₃
S	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
S	ⓘ Stromeyerite	AgCuS
S	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
S	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
S	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Conichalcite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
Ca	ⓘ Monohydrocalcite	CaCO₃ · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Betekhtinite	Pb₂(Cu,Fe)_22-24S₁₅
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Co	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Co	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Ni	ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite	(Fe,Ni)S₂
Ni	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
Ni	ⓘ Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂
Ni	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
Ni	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
Cu	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Balkanite	Cu₉Ag₅HgS₈
Cu	ⓘ Betekhtinite	Pb₂(Cu,Fe)_22-24S₁₅
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Clinoclase	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃
Cu	ⓘ Conichalcite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Cornwallite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆
Cu	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Emplectite	CuBiS₂
Cu	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Cu	ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1
Cu	ⓘ Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄
Cu	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Parnauite	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 7H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Roxbyite	Cu₅₈S₃₂
Cu	ⓘ Seligmannite	PbCuAsS₃
Cu	ⓘ Strashimirite	Cu₈(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 5H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Stromeyerite	AgCuS
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
Cu	ⓘ Malachite var. Zinc-bearing Malachite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Zn	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Rosasite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
Zn	ⓘ Malachite var. Zinc-bearing Malachite	(Cu,Zn)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Annabergite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Clinoclase	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Conichalcite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Cornwallite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄
As	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
As	ⓘ Erythrite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
As	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
As	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
As	ⓘ Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃
As	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
As	ⓘ Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Parnauite	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 7H₂O
As	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
As	ⓘ Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
As	ⓘ Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂
As	ⓘ Seligmannite	PbCuAsS₃
As	ⓘ Strashimirite	Cu₈(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 5H₂O
As	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
As	ⓘ Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈ · 11H₂O
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
Ag	ⓘ Balkanite	Cu₉Ag₅HgS₈
Ag	ⓘ Dyscrasite	Ag₃Sb
Ag	ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1
Ag	ⓘ Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver var. Kongsbergite	(Ag,Hg)
Ag	ⓘ Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄
Ag	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Ag	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Pyrostilpnite	Ag₃SbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Ag	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Ag	ⓘ Stromeyerite	AgCuS
Cd	Cadmium
Cd	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Native Antimony	Sb
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Dyscrasite	Ag₃Sb
Sb	ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup	(Ag₆,[Ag₆]⁴⁺)(Cu₄ C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S_0-1
Sb	ⓘ Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Sb	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Sb	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Pyrostilpnite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Balkanite	Cu₉Ag₅HgS₈
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Hg	ⓘ Native Silver var. Kongsbergite	(Ag,Hg)
Hg	ⓘ Metacinnabar	HgS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Betekhtinite	Pb₂(Cu,Fe)_22-24S₁₅
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Freieslebenite	AgPbSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Jordanite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃
Pb	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Seligmannite	PbCuAsS₃
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Aikinite	CuPbBiS₃
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Emplectite	CuBiS₂
Bi	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

11.6 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Kunino	7	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Darmantsi	3	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Acar genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Acar*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Bathyarca genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Bathyarca*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Atrina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : *Atrina*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Aequipecten genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Aequipecten*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cataceramus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : *Cataceramus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chlamys genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Chlamys*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Inoceramus (Endocostea) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Inoceramus (Endocostea)*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acanthocardia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : *Acanthocardia*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Angulus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Angulus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Arcopagia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Arcopagia*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cardites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Cardites*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cardium genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : *Cardium*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Glans (Centrocardita) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glans : *Glans (Centrocardita)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Circomphalus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Circomphalus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Clausinella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Clausinella*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Standella (Eastonia) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Standella : *Standella (Eastonia)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Gonimyrtea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Gonimyrtea*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Megaxinus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Megaxinus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Venus (Ventricoloidea) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Venus : *Venus (Ventricoloidea)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Barnea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pholadidae : *Barnea*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Gastrochaena genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Gastrochaenida : Gastrochaenidae : *Gastrochaena*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Teredo genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Teredinidae : *Teredo*	56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene
Pholadomya genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : *Pholadomya*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Modiolus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Modiolus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris (Glycymeris)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : *Nucula (Nucula) nucleus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Isomonia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : *Isomonia*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : *Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Barbatia (Obliquarca) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : *Barbatia (Obliquarca)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Anomia ephippium species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : *Anomia ephippium*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Congeria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Dreissenidae : *Congeria*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Europicardium multicostatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Europicardium : *Europicardium multicostatum*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Crassadoma multistriata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Crassadoma : *Crassadoma multistriata*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : *Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Chlamys scabrellus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys scabrellus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Linga (Linga) columbella species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Linga : *Linga (Linga) columbella*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Corbula carinata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula : *Corbula carinata*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Plagiocardium : *Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pelecyora : *Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : *Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Glossus (Glossus) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Glossidae : Glossus : *Glossus (Glossus)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Azorinus (Azorinus) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Solecurtidae : Azorinus : *Azorinus (Azorinus)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cubitostrea digitalina species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : *Cubitostrea digitalina*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Pachydiscus neubergicus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : *Pachydiscus neubergicus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diplomoceras cylindraceum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Diplomoceras : *Diplomoceras cylindraceum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudokossmaticeras galicianum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Kossmaticeratidae : Pseudokossmaticeras : *Pseudokossmaticeras galicianum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) colligatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : *Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) colligatus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Callista (Callista) chione species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callista : *Callista (Callista) chione*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Pseudamussium lilli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pseudamussium : *Pseudamussium lilli*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Timoclea ovata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Timoclea : *Timoclea ovata*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Lucina (Microloripes) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina : *Lucina (Microloripes)*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Oppenheimopecten genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Oppenheimopecten*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca : *Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cristatopecten cristatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Cristatopecten : *Cristatopecten cristatum*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Camptonectes virgatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : *Camptonectes virgatus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene

Fossil Localities

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Bulgaria

Vratsa Province
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Darmantsi
- Miocene🐚 Dobrusza
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Kunino
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Moravitsa
- Eocene🐚 Turnava

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vratsa_Province
Wikidata ID:	Q2012785
GeoNames ID:	725713

Localities in this Region

Bulgaria

Vratsa Province
- ⭔Borovan Municipality
- ⭔Byala Slatina Municipality
- ⭔Hayredin Municipality
- ⭔Kozloduy Municipality
- ⭔Krivodol Municipality
- ⭔Mezdra Municipality

Bulgaria

Vratsa Province

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Carpathian MountainsVolcanic Arc
- Banatitic Magmatic and Metallogenetic BeltMineral Belt

EuropeContinent

Balkan MountainsMountain Range

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