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Profitis Ilias, Chios, Chios, North Aegean, Greecei
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Profitis IliasOccurrence
ChiosMunicipality
ChiosRegional Unit
North AegeanAdministrative Region
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 11' 40'' North , 26° 1' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.19459,26.03231
GeoHash:
G#: swf923h5s
GRN:
N26E15
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kómi137 (2014)1.4km
Pyrgíon755 (2014)4.5km
Kalamotí569 (2014)4.5km
Patriká120 (2014)5.2km
Armólia442 (2014)6.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
457927
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:457927:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Rhyolite occurrence on the SE coast.
The rhyolite contains primary almandine and spessartine-rich garnet and zinnwaldite phenocrysts, along with feldspar (plagioclase and sanidine) phenocrysts.

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3 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Zinnwaldite'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Zinnwaldite'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MnManganese
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3

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References

Mitropoulos, P., Katerinopoulos, A., Kokkinakis, A. (1999) Occurrence of primary almandine-spessartine-rich garnet and zinnwaldite phenocrysts in a Neogene rhyolite on the island of Chios, Aegean Sea, Greece. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (4) 503-510 doi:10.1180/002646199548673
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