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Calcite from
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece


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Calcite, etc.

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite, etc.

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
01453810017272001697858.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
05998660017272001562244.jpg
Calcite

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
05375360017368131669792.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
04339220017272001585258.jpg
Calcite

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
01453810017272001697858.jpg
Calcite, etc.

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
05998660017272001562244.jpg
Calcite

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite, etc.

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Calcite

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Adamite34
- var Copper-bearing Adamite25
- var Aluminium-bearing Adamite1
Malachite23
Smithsonite20
Conichalcite17
Quartz17
Gypsum16
Azurite15
Andradite14
Goethite14
Brochantite11
Fluorite8
Cyanotrichite8
Aragonite7
Plattnerite7
Hydrozincite6
Magnetite6
Pyrite6
Ferro-actinolite5
Limonite4
Actinolite4
Rosasite4
Scheelite3
Mixite2
Pyrrhotite2
Dolomite2
Agardite-(Y)2
Muscovite2
Halloysite2
Epidote2
Agardite2
Psilomelane2
Anorthite2
Albite2
Zincolivenite2
Austinite2
Titanite2
Woodwardite1
Fluorapatite1
Hemimorphite1
Jarosite1
Synchysite-(Ce)1
Chamosite1
Scorodite1
Bastnäsite-(Ce)1
Sphalerite1
Galena1
Langite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (72 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60911
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60911:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSerpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘClemence Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘChaos sinkhole, Chaos mines, Elafos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘJean Baptiste Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKamariza Dump, Kamariza mines (Kamareza mines), Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘChristiana Mine No. 132, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘChristiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKm 3 iron-manganese ore dump, Km 3 mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘKm 3 open pit, Km 3 mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
References
Rieck, Branko; Wendel, Wolfgang (1999) Plaka -Sounion Top aktuell: Die Funde vom Frühjahr 1999 [Plaka - Sounion Latest News: The finds from spring 1999]. Lapis, 24 (7-8). 77-78
Wendel, Wolfgang (2000) Neufunde und Neubestimmungen aus dem berühmtesten Bergbaurevier Griechenlands: Lavrion-News 2000 [New discoveries and identifications from Greece's most famous mining region: Lavrion News 2000]. Lapis, 25 (10). 45-47
Giester, Gerald, Rieck, Branko (2014) Crystal structure refinement of aurichalcite, (Cu, Zn)5(CO3)2(OH)6, from the Lavrion Mining District, Greece. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 191 (2) 225-232 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2014/0258
 
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