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Galena from
Svishti Plaz Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Svishti Plaz Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:216440
Long-form Identifier:1:3:216440:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘShipkite Mine, Zlatitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘKordunsko Dere, Zlatitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘElatsite Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘVozdol deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘKarlievo porphyry copper deposit, Karlievo, Zlatitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘNegarshtitsa West deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘDolna Kamenitsa vein, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘChelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘMedet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘAssarel Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
References
www.bgd.bg (n.d.) http://www.bgd.bg/summanual_2003_5.htm
Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2001). Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi mineralization from the Svishti Plaz gold deposit, Central Balkan Mountain, Bulgaria. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol, 38, 55-66.
Lips, ALW (2006) A review of non-ferrous mineral deposits in Europe - Finalised initial database BRGM/RP -54957 - FR
Stefanova, Elitsa, Georgiev, Stoyan, Peytcheva, Irena, Marchev, Peter, Quadt, Albrecht Von, Raicheva, Raya, Gerdjikov, Ianko, Kouzmanov, Kalin, Boyce, Adrian, Vennemann, Torsten (2023) Sulfide Trace Element Signatures and S- and Pb-Isotope Geochemistry of Porphyry Copper and Epithermal Gold-Base Metal Mineralization in the Eletsite–Chelopech Ore Field (Bulgaria) Minerals, 13 (5) 630 doi:10.3390/min13050630
 
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