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


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Pyrargyrite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
04730470017272001135384.jpg
Pyrargyrite, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
04323270017272001151114.jpg
Pyrargyrite

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

Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrostilpnite6
Native Arsenic5
Native Sulphur2
Acanthite2
Galena2
Siderite2
Stibarsen1
Dolomite1
Baumstarkite1
Argentopyrite1
Miargyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60771:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAdami Mine No. 2, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘAri Mine No. 3, Ari Mines, Dimoliaki, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘPanormos Bay, Tinos Island, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece
References
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
Kolitsch, U.; Rieck, B.; Brandstätter, F.; Schreiber, F.; Fabritz, K. H.; Blaß, G.; Gröbner, J. (2014) Neufunde aus dem altem Bergbau und den Schlacken von Lavrion (I). Mineralien-Welt, 25 (1). 60-75
 
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