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Rutile from
Elshitsa mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elshitsa mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600243:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘVlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘRadka Mine, Levski, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMedet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘChelopech Au-Cu Mine, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘElatsite Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘGorna Kamenitsa deposit, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
61.4km (38.2 miles) ⓘBjala Cherkva, Kuklen Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘBabyak deposit, Belitsa Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
74.9km (46.6 miles) ⓘUrdini Lakes, Samokov Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘDiamond-bearing gneiss occurrence, Chepelare, Chepelare Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
References
Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D., Kuzmanov, K. (1997) Mineralogy of gold in the Elshitsa massive sulphide deposit, Sredna Gora zone, Bulgaria. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (3) 219-229 doi:10.1007/s001260050087
Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D., Popov, K. (2004) Mineral Assemblages And Genesis Of The Cu-Au Epithermal Deposits In The Southern Part Of The Panaguyrishte Ore District, Bulgaria. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 36 (1). 406-415 doi:10.12681/bgsg.16726
Moritz, R., Kouzmanov, K., & Petrunov, R. (2004). Late Cretaceous Cu–Au epithermal deposits of the Panagyurishte district, Srednogorie zone, Bulgaria. Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology, 84(1), 79-99.
 
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