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Mytilinii Basin, Eastern Samos, Samos, North Aegean, Greecei
Regional Level Types
Mytilinii BasinBasin
Eastern SamosMunicipality
SamosRegional Unit
North AegeanAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 44' 23'' North , 26° 54' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.73993,26.90545
GRN:
N26E16
Type:
Basin
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
258273
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258273:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opal-CT4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘNiter5.NA.10KNO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ NiterKNO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ NiterKNO3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ NiterKNO3
Kⓘ SylviteKCl

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian Plate

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References

Helvaci, C., Stamatakis, M. G., Zagouroglou, C., & Kanaris, J. (1993). Borate minerals and related authigenic silicates in northeastern Mediterranean Late Miocene continental basins. Exploration and Mining Geology, 2(2), 171-178.
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