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Rutile from
Dasoto, Kato Nevrokopi, Drama, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dasoto, Kato Nevrokopi, Drama, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480377:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘObidim eclogite, Bansko Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘBabyak deposit, Belitsa Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘVathi, Kilkis, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘDiamond-bearing gneiss occurrence, Chepelare, Chepelare Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘKadiica deposit (Bukovik-Kadiica deposit; Kadica deposit), Berovo Municipality, North Macedonia
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘOlympiada, Kassandra mining district, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘTourmalinite occurrence, Lagkadas, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘGorgona, Myki, Xanthi, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
97.1km (60.4 miles) ⓘPetrovitsa deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
97.6km (60.7 miles) ⓘBjala Cherkva, Kuklen Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
References
Anastasio Tsinidis collection (see also postings and photos in "Strahlen.org" Forum)
 
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