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Dasoto, Kato Nevrokopi, Drama, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greecei
Regional Level Types
DasotoVillage
Kato NevrokopiMunicipality
DramaRegional Unit
Eastern Macedonia and ThraceAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 20' 51'' North , 23° 48' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Áno Vrontoú199 (2014)11.2km
Vólakas1,225 (2017)17.1km
Mikrópolis1,094 (2012)17.2km
Hadzhidimovo3,167 (2016)20.2km
Achladochóri596 (2014)22.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
10648
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10648:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dassoto
Name(s) in local language(s):
Δασωτό


Paleozoic orthogneisses in the broader area near Dasoto village are known to host collector-quality amethyst crystals within Alpine-type fissures, often occurring as sceptres over smoky quartz.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Iron Rose4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Hematite var. Iron RoseFe2O3

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