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Galena from
Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria


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Galena, etc.

Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
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Galena, etc.

Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
02026210017272041753778.jpg
Galena, etc.

Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
06166600017272041743479.jpg
Galena, etc.

Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
02026210017272041753778.jpg
Galena, etc.

Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
06166600017272041743479.jpg
Galena, etc.

Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Calcite1
Dolomite1
Sphalerite1
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yuzhna Petrovitza deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:100997
Long-form Identifier:1:3:100997:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPetrovitsa deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘBorieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKonski dol Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAngel Yanakiev Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘKrushev dol Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBatantsi deposit, Batantsi Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPechinsko deposit, Septemvri Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘZapadno Gradishte deposit, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘErma Reka, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘMurzian mine, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
References
Kostova, B., Pettke, T., Driesner, T., Petrov, P., & Heinrich, C. A. (2004). LA ICP-MS study of fluid inclusions in quartz from the Yuzhna Petrovitsa deposit, Madan ore field, Bulgaria. Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology, 84(1), 25-36.
Vassileva, R. D., & Atanassova, R. (2009). Zincian tetrahedrite from the deposit of Yuzhna Petrovitsa, Madan ore field. In Proc National Conference Geosciences, Sofia (pp. 31-32).
 
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