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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece

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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece

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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece

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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece

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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

36° 44' 57'' North , 24° 21' 10'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Pláka	749 (2014)	6.2km
Mílos	819 (2015)	6.6km
Trypití	540 (2016)	6.8km
Triovasálos	838 (2015)	7.2km
Péran Triovasálos	649 (2015)	7.5km

Mindat Locality ID:

7823

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:7823:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Vani deposit

Other Languages:

Greek:

Ακρωτήριο Βάνη, Μήλος, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Μήλου, Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα

A manganese-oxide (-baryte) deposit.
Manganese was mined from 1886 to 1909 and from 1916 to 1928 producing 220,000 tons of Mn. Baryte veins are common in the main pits and also in many prospects and outcrops around the area. The mine covers ~1 km² area and is a restricted to a Quaternary intravolcanic rift basin.

Reef limestone is hydrothermally mineralized by Mn-oxides and barite. Manganese occurs as thin layers, as cement of sandstone and as metasomatic replacement of the limestone, including abundant fossil shells.

Also occurring are banded iron-rich (hematite) sedimentary rocks containing substantial clastic materials (Sun et al., 2022).

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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Manganese

Mineral List

22 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ Banded iron formation

ⓘ Conglomerate

ⓘ Dacite

ⓘ Sandstone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Description: Barite occurs in the manganese pits and elsewhere around this area as white crystals up to 5cm.

References:

Hein, J. R.

Stamatakis, M. G.

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.

Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.

KILIAS, S. P. (2012). MICROBIAL MAT–RELATED STRUCTURES IN THE QUATERNARY CAPE VANI MANGANESE-OXIDE (-BARITE) DEPOSIT, NW MILOS ISLAND, GREECE. Microbial Mats in Siliciclastic Depositional Systems Through Time, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication, 101, 97-100.

Kilias, Stephanos P., Ivarsson, Magnus, Chi Fru, Ernest Chi, Rattray, Jayne E., Gustafsson, Håkan, Naden, Jonathan, Detsi, Kleopatra (2020) Precipitation of Mn Oxides in Quaternary Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS), Cape Vani Paleo-Hydrothermal Vent Field, Milos, Greece. Minerals, 10 (6) 536 doi:10.3390/min10060536

Vasilatos, Charalampos, Kampouroglou, Evdokia E., Megremi, Ifigeneia, Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria (2022) Bio-Geochemical Processes: Insights from Fe-Mn Mineralization in the Aegean Sea (Greece). Minerals, 12 (10). 1303 doi:10.3390/min12101303

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Birnessite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O

References:

Hein, J. R.

Stamatakis, M. G.

Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

References:

ⓘ Coronadite

Formula: Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Cryptomelane

Formula: K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Franklinite

Formula: Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

ⓘ 'Glass'

References:

ⓘ 'Glauconite'

Formula: K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Sun, Si, Klemd, Reiner, Voudouris, Panagiotis (2022) Early Pleistocene banded iron-rich sedimentary rocks at Cape Vani, Milos Island, Greece: A modern analogue of Precambrian banded iron formations?. Sedimentary Geology, 438. 106198 doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2022.106198

ⓘ Hetaerolite

Formula: ZnMn₂O₄

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite

Formula: Zn(Mn,◻)₂(O,OH)₄

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Hollandite

Formula: Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ 'Hollandite Supergroup'

Formula: A²⁺[M⁴⁺₆M³⁺₂]O₁₆

References:

Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.

ⓘ Jacobsite

Formula: Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Manjiroite

Formula: Na(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂

References:

ⓘ '~~Native Manganese'~~

Formula: Mn

References:

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

References:

Hein, J. R.

Stamatakis, M. G.

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Description: Barite occurs in the manganese pits and elsewhere around this area as white crystals up to 5cm.

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.

ⓘ Ramsdellite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

References:

Hein, J. R.

Stamatakis, M. G.

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.

ⓘ Romanèchite

Formula: (Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

References:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

ⓘ Todorokite

Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ Vernadite

Formula: (Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O

References:

Kilias, S.P.

Ivarsson, M.

Fru, E.C.

Rattray, J.E.

Gustafsson, H.

Naden, J.

ⓘ 'Wad'

Description: Barite occurs in the manganese pits and elsewhere around this area as white crystals up to 5cm.

References:

Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	'Native Manganese' ?	1.AE.30	Mn
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Franklinite	4.BB.05	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Jacobsite	4.BB.05	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hetaerolite	4.BB.10	ZnMn₂O₄
ⓘ	var. Hydrohetaerolite	4.BB.10	Zn(Mn,◻)₂(O,OH)₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
ⓘ	Ramsdellite	4.DB.15a	Mn⁴⁺O₂
ⓘ	Coronadite	4.DK.05a	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆
ⓘ	Cryptomelane	4.DK.05a	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆
ⓘ	Hollandite	4.DK.05a	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆
ⓘ	Manjiroite	4.DK.05a	Na(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆
ⓘ	Romanèchite	4.DK.10	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
ⓘ	Todorokite	4.DK.10	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
ⓘ	Vernadite	4.FE.40	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Birnessite	4.FL.45	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Illite	9.EC.15	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	'Zeolite Group'	9.G0.
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Clay minerals'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Glauconite'	-	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
ⓘ	'Wad'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Hollandite Supergroup'	-	A²⁺[M⁴⁺₆M³⁺₂]O₁₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
H	ⓘ Glauconite	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite	Zn(Mn,◻)₂(O,OH)₄
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
H	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
H	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Coronadite	Pb(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Cryptomelane	K(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Glauconite	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄
O	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite	Zn(Mn,◻)₂(O,OH)₄
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Manjiroite	Na(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
O	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
O	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Hollandite Supergroup	A²⁺[M₆⁴⁺M₂³⁺]O₁₆
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Na	ⓘ Manjiroite	Na(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
Na	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Na	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Glauconite	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Glauconite	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Glauconite	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Cryptomelane	K(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
K	ⓘ Glauconite	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O
Mn	ⓘ Coronadite	Pb(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Cryptomelane	K(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄
Mn	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite	Zn(Mn,◻)₂(O,OH)₄
Mn	ⓘ Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Mn	ⓘ Manjiroite	Na(Mn₇⁴⁺Mn³⁺)O₁₆
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
Mn	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mn	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mn	ⓘ Native Manganese	Mn
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Glauconite	K_0.60-0.85(Fe³⁺,Mg,Al)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀](OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Zn	ⓘ Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄
Zn	ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite	Zn(Mn,◻)₂(O,OH)₄
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Hollandite	Ba(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Ba	ⓘ Romanèchite	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
Ba	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Coronadite	Pb(Mn₆⁴⁺Mn₂³⁺)O₁₆
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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References

Hein, J. R.; Stamatakis, M. G.; Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.

Liakopoulos, A., Glasby, G. P., Papavassiliou, C. T. and Boulegue, J. (2001) Nature and origin of the Vani manganese deposit, Milos, Greece: an overview. Ore Geol. Rev., 18, 181–209. [Erratum in Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 19, Issues 3–4, April 2002, Page 205]

Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.

[1] Kilias, S. P. (2012). Microbial-mat related structures in the Quaternary Cape Vani manganese oxide (-barite) deposit, NW Milos island-Greece. Microbial Mats in Siliciclastic Depositional Systems through Time, 101, 97-110. http://users.uoa.gr/~kilias/Files/PDFs/24.pdf

Schaarschmidt, Anna, Haase, Karsten M., Klemd, Reiner, Keith, Manuel, Voudouris, Panagiotis C., Alfieris, Dimitrios, Strauss, Harald, Wiedenbeck, Michael (2021) Boiling effects on trace element and sulfur isotope compositions of sulfides in shallow-marine hydrothermal systems: Evidence from Milos Island, Greece. Chemical Geology, 583. 120457 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120457

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