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Deskati, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greecei
Regional Level Types
DeskatiMunicipality
GrevenaRegional Unit
Western MacedoniaAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Grevena, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
Servia, Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece
Kozani, Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece
Elassona, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
Meteora, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Deskáti3,856 (2017)
Karperó700 (2014)
Dímitra548 (2014)
Paliouriá392 (2014)
Trikokkiá320 (2016)
Dasochóri239 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
417981
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417981:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Ferritchromit'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tsotili223.03 - 20.44 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Euphyllia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Euphylliidae : Euphyllia23.03 - 20.44 Ma
Miocene
Trionychidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae23.03 - 20.44 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskati
Wikidata ID:Q2015637
GeoNames ID:8133858

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Greece

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Greece

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