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Chiprovtsi deposit, Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgariai
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Chiprovtsi depositDeposit
Chiprovtsi MunicipalityMunicipality
Montana ProvinceOblast
BulgariaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 21' 55'' North , 22° 50' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chiprovtsi2,080 (2017)4.2km
Georgi Damyanovo748 (2017)16.0km
Chuprene842 (2017)21.8km
Berkovitsa15,027 (2012)27.6km
Ruzhintsi1,269 (2017)28.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
10057
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10057:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Община Чипровци, Област Монтана, България


Ag-Pb hydrothermal stratabound replacement deposit. Started underground operation in 1951. It was closed in 1999 after producing 4.79 Mt of Pb at 1.84%.
Metal content is assumed to be derived from a granite intrusion.
Located in the western Balkan Mountains.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Aluminocopiapite
Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite
Formula: (NH4)2Mg2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Arsenpolybasite'
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
References:
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Diaphorite
Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
References:
Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kieserite
Formula: MgSO4 · H2O
Magnesiocopiapite
Formula: MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Owyheeite
Formula: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
'Polybasite-Tac'
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Römerite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Slavíkite
Formula: (H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Description: Argentian-mercurian variety of tetrahedrite.
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Xitieshanite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Polybasite-Tac'2.GB.[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Owyheeite2.HC.35Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
Diaphorite2.JB.05Ag3Pb2Sb3S8
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Kieserite7.CB.05MgSO4 · H2O
Szomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 · H2O
Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Coquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Römerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Voltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite7.CC.25(NH4)2Mg2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Aluminocopiapite7.DB.35Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Magnesiocopiapite7.DB.35MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Xitieshanite7.DC.20Fe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
Slavíkite7.DF.30(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Arsenpolybasite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
H MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
H Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
H SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
H VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
H XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
H Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
NNitrogen
N Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
OOxygen
O AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
O MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
O SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
O VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
O XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
O Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mg KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
Mg MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mg Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Mg Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
AlAluminium
Al AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Al CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Al HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Al Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S BaryteBaSO4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
S DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O
S MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MetacinnabarHgS
S OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
S Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
S Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S StibniteSb2S3
S SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
S XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
S Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
S Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
S Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite(NH4)2Mg52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ClChlorine
Cl XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
KPotassium
K VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Fe HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Slavíkite(H3O+)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18 · 98H2O
Fe SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Fe VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Fe XitieshaniteFe3+(SO4)Cl · 6H2O
Fe Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[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
CuCopper
Cu Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Cu Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Zn Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
AsArsenic
As Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Ag OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Ag Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
Ag Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
SbAntimony
Sb Polybasite-Tac[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Sb Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg MetacinnabarHgS
Hg Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
PbLead
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb DiaphoriteAg3Pb2Sb3S8
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28

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