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Wurtzite from
Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece


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Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
07650570017272000391126.jpg
Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
02532940017272000418243.jpg
Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
09783510017271927678939.jpg
Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
00124860017272000383676.jpg
Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
07650570017272000391126.jpg
Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Wurtzite

Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wurtzite
Formula:(Zn,Fe)S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Jordanite31
Galena4
Baryte4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wurtzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Agios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (51 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:57218
Long-form Identifier:1:3:57218:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wurtzite
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘRagada, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘPcheloyad mine, Pcheloyad, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘZvezdel, Momchilgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘMadzharovo deposit, Madzharovo, Madzharovo Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
References
Skarpelis, N. (1999) The Agios Filippos ore deposit, Kirki (Western Thrace). A base-metal part of a high-sulfidation epithermal system. Bulletin Geological Society of Greece, 33, 51-60
Dallegno, A. (2014) Inusuale fotoluminescenza e fosforescenza attivata da Cd, In, Ga, Ge nella wurtzite del giacimento polimetallico epitermale di Aghios Philippos nell'area di Kirki, distretto di Alexandropolis (NE - Grecia). Quaderni del Centro Studi Geominerari Luciano Holzner, 2, 2, 1-10
Mavris, C., Tsinidis, A., Fitros, M. (2014) La wurtzite di Aghios Philippos, Kirki, Grecia. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana: 38(4) (4-2014): 240-247. https://www.gmlmilano.it/rmi%202010-2019.html
Voudouris, Panagiotis; Repstock, Alexander; Spry, Paul G.; Frenzel, Max; Mavrogonatos, Constantinos; Keith, Manuel; Tarantola, Alexandre; Melfos, Vasilios; Tombros, Stylianos; Zhai, Degao; et al. (2022) Physicochemical constraints on indium-, tin-, germanium-, gallium-, gold-, and tellurium-bearing mineralizations in the Pefka and St Philippos polymetallic vein- and breccia-type deposits, Greece. Ore Geology Reviews, 140. 104348 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104348
 
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