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Koryfes Hill deposit, Kassiteres-Sapes area, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greecei
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Koryfes Hill depositDeposit
Kassiteres-Sapes areaArea
Maroneia-SapesMunicipality
RhodopeRegional Unit
Eastern Macedonia and ThraceAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 0' 9'' North , 25° 44' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.00260,25.73888
GeoHash:
G#: sx6338q3r
GRN:
N28E14
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sápes4,506 (2012)4.8km
Lýkeio1,081 (2013)8.2km
Arrianá1,158 (2013)9.5km
Agiochóri226 (2013)9.9km
Arísvi1,068 (2013)14.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
255202
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:255202:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Microdiorite-related porphyry-style mineralisation.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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References

Voudouris, P., Tarkian, M., Arikas, K. (2006) Mineralogy of telluride-bearing epithermal ores in the Kassiteres-Sappes area, western Thrace, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology, 87 (1) 31-52 doi:10.1007/s00710-005-0119-z
Voudouris, Panagiotis C. (2014) Hydrothermal corundum, topaz, diaspore and alunite supergroup minerals in the advanced argillic alteration lithocap of the Kassiteres-Sapes porphyry-epithermal system, western Thrace, Greece. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geoche, 191 (2) 117-136 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2014/0251
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