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Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greecei
Regional Level Types
ParosMunicipality
ParosRegional Unit
South AegeanAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Braunite

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
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Spessartine

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
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Braunite, etc.

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
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Braunite

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
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Spessartine

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
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Braunite, etc.

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
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Braunite

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
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Spessartine

Paros, Paros, South Aegean, Greece
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Páros5,289 (2017)
Náousa2,596 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
10641
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10641:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Paros, Paros, Égée-Méridionale, Grèce
German:
Paros, Paros , Südliche Ägäis, Griechenland
Greek:
Πάρος, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Πάρου, Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα
Italian:
Paro, Paro, Egeo Meridionale, Grecia
Russian:
Парос, периферийная единица Парос, Южные Эгейские острова, Греция
Simplified Chinese:
帕罗斯岛, 帕洛斯市, 南愛琴, 希腊
Spanish:
Paros, Periferia de Egeo Meridional, Grecia
Albanian:
Paros, Greqia
Arabic:
باروس, جنوب إيجة, اليونان
Armenian:
Պարոս , Հարավային Եգեյան կղզիներ, Հունաստան
Basque:
Paros, Grezia
Belarusian:
Парас, Паўднёвыя Эгейскія астравы, Грэцыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Парас, Грэцыя
Bulgarian:
Парос, Южен Егей, Гърция
Catalan:
Paros, Unitat perifèrica de Paros, Egeu Meridional, Grècia
Cebuano:
Nísos Páros, South Aegean, Gresya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پاروس, یۆنان
Croatian:
Par, Periferija Južni Egej, Grčka
Czech:
Paros, Paros, Jižní Egeis, Řecko
Danish:
Paros, Grækenland
Dutch:
Paros, Paros, Zuid-Egeïsche Eilanden, Griekenland
Egyptian Arabic:
باروس, اليونان
Esperanto:
Paros, Suda Egeo, Grekio
Estonian:
Páros, Párose piirkonnaüksus, Lõuna-Egeuse piirkond, Kreeka
Faroese:
Paros, Grikkaland
Farsi/Persian:
پاروس, استان اژه جنوبی, یونان
Finnish:
Páros, Paros, Etelä-Egean saaret, Kreikka
Galician:
Paros, Exeo Meridional, Grecia
Georgian:
პაროსი, სამხრეთ ეგეოსის კუნძულები, საბერძნეთი
Hebrew:
פארוס, דרום הים האגאי, יוון
Hungarian:
Párosz, Dél-Égei-szigetek, Görögország
Indonesian:
Paros, Aegea Selatan, Yunani
Japanese:
パロス島, パロス県, 南エーゲ, ギリシャ
Korean:
파로스섬, 남에게주, 그리스
Latin:
Paros, Paros, Aegaeum Australe, Graecia
Latvian:
Para , Grieķija
Macedonian:
Парос, Јужен Егеј, Грција
Maltese:
Paros, Greċja
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Paros, Hi-lia̍p
Norwegian:
Paros, Sørlige egeiske øyer, Hellas
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Páros, Periferieininga Páros, Dei sørlege egeiske øyane, Hellas
Polish:
Paros, Jednostka regionalna Paros, Region Wyspy Egejskie Południowe, Grecja
Portuguese:
Paros, Paros, Egeu Meridional, Grécia
Romanian:
Paros, Egeea de Sud, Grecia
Scots:
Paros, Sooth Aegean, Greece
Serbian:
Парос, Парос, Периферија Јужни Егеј, Грчка
Serbo-Croatian:
Paros, Periferija Južni Egej, Grčka
Sindhi:
پاروس, يونان
Slovak:
Paros, Grécko
Swedish:
Paros, Sydegeiska öarna, Grekland
Tamil:
பாரோஸ், கிரேக்கம்
Thai:
แพรอส, ประเทศกรีซ
Traditional Chinese:
巴洛斯島, 希臘
Turkish:
Paros, Berre, Güney Ege, Yunanistan
Ukrainian:
Парос, Південні Егейські острови, Греція
Urdu:
پاروس, پاروس, جنوبی ایجیئن, یونان
Vietnamese:
Paros, Nam Aegea, Hy Lạp
Welsh:
Paros, Gwlad Groeg


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15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ Cummingtonite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Johannsenite
Formula: CaMn2+Si2O6
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘJacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘJohannsenite9.DA.15CaMn2+Si2O6
ⓘCummingtonite9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mnⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paros
Wikidata ID:Q201272
GeoNames ID:255720

Localities in this Region

Greece

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Eurasian Plate

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References

Paraskevopoulos, G., & Marakis, G. (1972). Studies on the Mineral Spessartite from the Manganese Deposit District of the Paros Island, Greece. Chemie der Erde: Beiträge zur chemischen Mineralogie, Petrographie und Geologie, 295.
Praskevopoulos, G., Ottemann, J., Agiorgitis, G. (1972) Mangan-Eisen-Granat in Pegmatiten der Insel Paros, Griechenland. TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 17 (4). 247-249 doi:10.1007/bf01082805
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