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Oraiokastro, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greecei
Regional Level Types
OraiokastroMunicipality
ThessalonikiRegional Unit
Central MacedoniaAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Lagkadas, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Pavlos Melas, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Kordelio-Evosmos, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Kilkis, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
Delta, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Chalkidona, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oraiókastro15,006 (2017)
Lití3,226 (2014)
Pentálofos2,107 (2017)
Drymós2,060 (2017)
Melissochóri2,002 (2017)
Neochoroúda1,430 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
42097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42097:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Oreokastro
Other Languages:
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German:
Oreokastro , Zentralmakedonien, Griechenland
Russian:
Ореокастрон , Центральная Македония, Греция
Cebuano:
Dimos Oraiokastro, Central Macedonia, Gresya
Dutch:
Oraiokastro, Centraal-Macedonië, Griekenland
Greek:
Δήμος Ωραιοκάστρου, Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα
Polish:
Oreokastro , Region Macedonia Środkowa, Grecja
Swedish:
Dimos Oraiokastro, Mellersta Makedonien, Grekland
Ukrainian:
Ореокастро, Центральна Македонія, Греція


Prehnite crystals in metagabbros.
[Possibly from quarry at 40.7290, 22.8968?]

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
References:
GFF 117 (1995) 15

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed8.70 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nea Messimvria1311.608 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Protictitherium
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Protictitherium11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Gazella
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Protoryx
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Protoryx11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Ceratotherium
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Ceratotherium11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Choerolophodon anatolicus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Choerolophodon : Choerolophodon anatolicus11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Palaeogiraffa macedoniae
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Palaeogiraffa : Palaeogiraffa macedoniae11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Boselaphini
tribe		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Boselaphini11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Chilotherium kiliasi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Chilotherium : Chilotherium kiliasi11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Orycteropus pottieri
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : Orycteropus : Orycteropus pottieri11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Dinocrocuta
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Dinocrocuta11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
Ancylotherium hellenicum
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Chalicotheriidae : Ancylotherium : Ancylotherium hellenicum11.608 - 8.7 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oraiokastro
Wikidata ID:Q15966999
GeoNames ID:8133795

Localities in this Region

Greece

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Eurasian Plate

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