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Famatinite from
Apigania Bay, Tinos Island, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece


Locality type:Bay
Classification
Species:Famatinite
Formula:Cu3SbS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Famatinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Apigania Bay, Tinos Island, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:551968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:551968:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Famatinite
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘPanormos Bay, Tinos Island, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘPanormos, Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
96.5km (60.0 miles) ⓘMine No. 6, Agrileza mines, Lophos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
References
Tombros, S. F., St. Seymour, K., Williams-Jones, A. E., Spry, P. G. (2008) Later stages of evolution of an epithermal system: Au–Ag mineralizations at Apigania Bay, Tinos Island, Cyclades, Hellas, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology, 94 (3) 175-194 doi:10.1007/s00710-008-0019-0
 
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