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Illite from
Stypsi prospect, West Lesbos, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece


Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stypsi prospect, West Lesbos, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1284749
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1284749:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘTuzla geothermal field, Ayvacık District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘAyvacik Bentonite Deposit, Biga Peninsula, Balikesir Province, Turkey
74.1km (46.0 miles) ⓘSaganci, Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘNarlica Au-Ag deposit, Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘOvaçik Au-Ag deposit (Ovaçik mine), Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
78.8km (48.9 miles) ⓘKucukdere deposit, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘMuratlar silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
89.6km (55.6 miles) ⓘKirazlı, Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
94.4km (58.6 miles) ⓘHamamtepe silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Voudouris, P., Alfieris, D. (2005) New porphyry-Cu-Mo occurrences in northeastern Aegean/Greece: Ore mineralogy and transition to epithermal environment. Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge. Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting, Beijing, China, 18 - 21 August 2005, Springer Verlag. 473-476
 
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