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Panagyurishte district - Elatsite, Medet, Assarel, Vlaikov Vruh, Tsar Assen, Elshitsa
Bulgaria
Main commodities: Cu Au Mo




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2009.     Record last updated: 02/11/2012
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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Elatsite

Assarel

    Selected References
Auge, T., Petrunov, R. and Bailly, L.,  2005 - On the origin of the PGE mineralization in the Elatsite porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bulgaria: comparison with the Baula-Nuasahi complex, India, and other alkaline PGE-rich porphyries: in    The Canadian Mineralogist   v.43, pp. 1355-1372
Berza, T., Constantinescu, E. and Vlad, S.-N.,  1998 - Upper Cretaceous Magmatic Series and Associated Mineralisation in the Carpathian - Balkan Orogen: in    Resource Geology   v.48, pp. 291-306.
Bogdanov, K. and Popova, K.,  2003 - Cu-Au Epithermal Systems in the Southern Part of the Panaguyrishte Ore Region, Bulgaria: in Bogdanov, K. and Strashimirov, S., (Eds.), 2003 Cretaceous Porphyry-Epithermal Systems of the Srednogorie Zone, Bulgaria Society of Economic Geologists, Guidebook Series,   v.36, pp. 91-114.
Bogdanov, K., Filipov, A. and Kehayov, R.,  2005 - Au-Ag-Te-Se minerals in the Elatsite porphyry-copper deposit, Bulgaria : in   IGCP Project 486, 2005 Field Workshop, Kiten, Bulgaria, 14-19 September 2005, Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,   v.43, pp. 13-19.
Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D. and Kuzmanov, K.,   1997 - Mineralogy of gold in the Elshitsa massive sulphide deposit, Sredna Gora zone, Bulgaria: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.32, pp. 219-229.
Bogdanov, K., Tsonev, D. and Popov, K.,  2004 - Mineral assemblages and genesis of the Cu-Au epithermal deposits in the southern part of the Panaguyrishte Ore District, Bulgaria: in   Proceedings of the 10th International Congress, Thessaloniki, April 2004, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece,   v.36, pp. 406-415.
Ciobanu, C.L., Cook, N.J. and Stein, H.,  2002 - Regional setting and geochronology of the Late Cretaceous Banatitic Magmatic and Metallogenetic Belt: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.37, pp. 541-567.
Georgiev, G.,  2019 - Hydrothermal Metasomatites in Elatsite Porphyry Copper Deposit: in   Published by: Scientific and Technical Union of Mining, Geology and Metallurgy, Sofia 2019,    English version pp. 54-99.
Heinrich C A, Neubauer F  2002 - Cu - Au - Pb - Zn - Ag metallogeny of the Alpine - Balkan - Carpathian - Dinaride geodynamic province: in    Mineralium Deposita   v37 pp 533-540
Kamenov, B.K., Nedialkov, R., Yanev, Y. and Stoykov, S.,  2003 - Petrology of the Late Cretaceous Ore-Magmatic Centres in the Central Srednogorie, Bulgaria: in Bogdanov, K. and Strashimirov, S., (Eds.) 2003 Cretaceous Porphyry-Epithermal Systems of the Srednogorie Zone, Bulgaria Society of Economic Geologists, Guidebook Series,    v.36, pp. 27-46.
Kamenov, B.K., Yanev, Y., Nedialkov, R., Moritz, R., Peytcheva, I., von Quadt, A., Stoykov, S. and Zartova, A.,  2007 - Petrology of Upper Cretaceous island-arc ore-magmatic centers from Central Srednogorie, Bulgaria: Magma evolution and paths: in    Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgarian Mineralogical Society, Sofia,   v.45, pp. 39-77.
Kouzmanov, K., Moritz, R., von Quadt, A., Chiaradia, M., Peytcheva, I., Fontignie, D., Ramboz, C. and Bogdanov, K.,  2009 - Late Cretaceous porphyry Cu and epithermal Cu-Au association in the Southern Panagyurishte District, Bulgaria: the paired Vlaykov Vruh and Elshitsa deposits: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.44, pp. 611-646.
Lerouge, C., Kunov, A., Flehoc, C., Georgieva, S., Hikov, A., Lescuyer, J.L., Petrunov, R. and Velinova, N.,  2006 - Constraints of stable isotopes on the origin of alunite from advanced argillic alteration systems in Bulgaria: in    J. of Geochemical Exploration   v.90, pp. 166-182.
Lips, A., Herrington, R., Stein, G., Kozelj, D., Popov, K. and Wijbrans, J  2004 - Refined tuning of porphyry copper formation in the Serbian and Bulgarian portions of the Cretaceous Carpatho-Balkan Belt: in    Econ. Geol.   v99 pp. 601-609
Moritz R, Kouzmanov K and Petrunov R,  2004 - Late Cretaceous Cu-Au epithermal deposits of the Panagyurishte district, Srednogorie zone, Bulgaria: in    Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen   v84 pp 79-99
Peytcheva, I., von Quadt, A., Neubauer, F., Frank, M., Nedialkov, R., Heinrich, C. and Strashimirov, S.,  2009 - U-Pb dating, Hf-isotope characteristics and trace-REE-patterns of zircons from Medet porphyry copper deposit, Bulgaria: implications for timing, duration and sources of ore-bearing magmatism: in    Mineralogy & Petrology   v.96, pp. 19-41.
Popov, P., Strashimirov, S, Popov, K., Petrunov, R., Kanazirski, M. and Tzonev, D.,  2003 - Main features in Geology and Metallogeny of the Panagyurishte Ore Region: in   Conference: Jubilee International Scientific Session, 50 years University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski, Geology and Geophysics, Sofia, 2003, Proceedings,   v.46, Part 1, pp. 119-125
Popov, P., Strashimirov, S. and Popov, K.,  2003 - Geology and Metallogeny of the Srednogorie Zone and Panagyurishte Ore Region: in    Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series,   v.36, pp. 7-26.
Stefanova E, Driesner T, Zajacz Z, Heinrich C A, Petrov P and Vasilev Z  2014 - Melt and Fluid Inclusions in Hydrothermal Veins: The Magmatic to Hydrothermal Evolution of the Elatsite Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Bulgaria: in    Econ. Geol.   v.109 pp. 1359-1381
Strashimirov, S., Petrunov, R. and Kanazirski, M.,  2002 - Porphyry-Copper mineralisation in the central Srednogorie zone, Bulgaria: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.37, pp. 587-598.
Strashmirov, S., Bogdanov, K., Popov, K. and Kehayov, R.,  2003 - Porphyry Systems of the Panagyurishte Ore Region: in Bogdanov, K. and Strashmirov, S., (Eds.) 2003 Cretaceous Porphyry-Epithermal Systems of the Srednogorie Zone, Bulgaria  Society of Economic Geologists, Guidebook Series,   v.36, pp. 47-77.
Tarkian, M., Hunken, U., Tokmakchieva, M. and Bogdanov, K.,  2003 - Precious-metal distribution and fluid-inclusion petrography of the Elatsite porphyry copper deposit, Bulgaria: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.38, pp. 261-281.
von Quadt A , Moritz R, Peytcheva I and Heinrich C A  2005 - Geochronology and geodynamics of Late Cretaceous magmatism and Cu-Au mineralization in the Panagyurishte region of the Apuseni-Banat-Timok-Srednogorie belt, Bulgaria: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v27 pp 95-126
von Quadt, A., Peytcheva, I., Fangera, L. and Heinrich, C.,  2005 - The Elatsite porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bulgaria: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v.27, pp. 128-129.
Zimmerman, A., Stein, H., Markey, R., Fanger, L., Heinrich, C., von Quadt, A. and Peytcheva, I.,  2003 - Re-Os ages for the Elatsite Cu-Au deposit, Srednogorie zone, Bulgaria: in Eliopoulos et al. (Eds.), 2003 Mineral Exploration and Sustainable Development Millpress, Rotterdam,    pp. 1253-1256.
Zimmerman, A., Stein, H.J., Hannah, J.L., Kozelj, D., Bogdanov, K. and Berza, T.,  2008 - Tectonic configuration of the Apuseni-Banat-Timok-Srednogorie belt, Balkans-South Carpathians, constrained by high precision Re-Os molybdenite ages: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.43, pp. 1-21.


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