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Plagioclase from
Profitis Ilias, Chios, Chios, North Aegean, Greece


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Profitis Ilias, Chios, Chios, North Aegean, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1772599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1772599:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘKeramos, Chios, Chios, North Aegean, Greece
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘUrla Volcanic field, Urla District, İzmir Province, Turkey
94.4km (58.7 miles) ⓘEfemçukuru Au deposit, Gaziemir District, İzmir Province, Turkey
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘPolichnitos, Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘAliağa-Foça Area, Aliağa District, İzmir Province, Turkey
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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