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

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 23° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~27km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
146152
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146152:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Λόφος Κρέστη (Κάτω Βροντού)


The hill is located ESE of Kato Vrontou village and comprises of typical skarn zone paragenesis such as quartz, andradite, epidote, limonite and malachite (crusts).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular var. Manganese-bearing Grossular
Formula: (Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Prase
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Prase4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Manganese-bearing Grossular9.AD.25(Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O CalciteCaCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. PraseSiO2
O Grossular var. Manganese-bearing Grossular(Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Grossular var. Manganese-bearing Grossular(Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. PraseSiO2
Si Grossular var. Manganese-bearing Grossular(Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Grossular var. Manganese-bearing Grossular(Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mn Grossular var. Manganese-bearing Grossular(Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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