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Calcite from
Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece


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Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
06068830017272000461766.jpg
Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
01788540017272000506006.jpg
Calcite

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena20
Native Arsenic13
Pharmacolite12
Sphalerite10
Vanadinite6
Picropharmacolite6
Stibnite5
Pyrite4
Native Silver4
Fluorite4
Acanthite4
Chalcopyrite2
Guérinite2
Realgar2
Arsenopyrite2
Wulfenite2
Miargyrite2
Valentinite1
Native Sulphur1
Gaitite1
Calderónite1
Boulangerite1
Dolomite1
Anatase1
Vladimirite1
Gypsum1
Cervantite1
Arsendescloizite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60738
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60738:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘPlaka Sulfate Locality II, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSclives Mine, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPlaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAdami Mine No. 2, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘPlaka Sulfate Locality, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLouisa Mine, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAdit No. 111(?), Villia mines, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘPaliokamariza Mine No. 18, Paliokamariza Mines (Paleokamariza Mines), Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘNorth Shaft, Villia mines, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPlaka Iron Mine No. 2, Plaka mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
References
Leleu, Michel (1969) Sur une minéralisation pseudofilonienne et son milieu de genèse : « le filon 80 » (Laurium, Grèce) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 92 (1) 101-104 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1969.6320
Hanke, H. (1998) Laurion - ein Rückblick auf die Funde der letzten drei Jahre [Laurion - a review of the discoveries of the last three years]. Mineralien-Welt, 9 (2). 37-45
 
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