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


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Fluorite, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
08138450017272034253421.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
08138450017272034253421.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Arsenic5
Pharmacolite4
Galena4
Calcite4
Arsenopyrite2
Sphalerite2
Picropharmacolite2
Guérinite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60748:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSclives Mine, 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
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLouisa Mine, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘPaliokamariza Mine No. 18, Paliokamariza Mines (Paleokamariza Mines), Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘChristiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘChristiana Mine No. 132, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘVelatouri Mine No. 3 ("Theater Mine"), Velatouri mines, Velatouri, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘStefani Mine, Stefani mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘThorikos Bay slag locality, Velatouri, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘKamariza Dump, Kamariza mines (Kamareza mines), Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), 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
VOUDOURIS, P. (2005): Gold and silver mineralogy of the Lavrion deposit Attika/Greece. In: Mao, J.W. and Bierlein, F.P. (Eds.): Mineral deposit research: Meeting the global challenge. Springer, Berlin, 1089-1092.
Voudouris, P., Melfos, V., Spry, P. G., Bonsall, T., Tarkian, M., Economou-Eliopoulos, M. (2008) Mineralogical and fluid inclusion constraints on the evolution of the Plaka intrusion-related ore system, Lavrion, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology, 93 (1) 79-110 doi:10.1007/s00710-007-0218-0
 
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