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Aragonite from
Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece


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Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Flos Ferri

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Flos Ferri

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
08444470017363578433710.jpg
Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
09363790017272026723521.jpg
Aragonite

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Flos Ferri

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte2
Morenosite1
Calcite1
Gypsum1
Takovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:61715
Long-form Identifier:1:3:61715:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘSounion Mine No. 18, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBarbara Mine, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSounion Sulfate Locality, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘRussia Mine (Pefka Mine; Pefko Mine), Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSounion Mine No. 12, Apo Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMine No. 6, Agrileza mines, Lophos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Agrileza mines, Lophos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMaria Mine, Agrileza mines, Lophos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSounion Cove slag locality, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘFernando Mine No. 1, Agrileza mines, Lophos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
References
Wendel, Wolfgang; Rieck, Branko (1999) Die wichtigsten Mineralfundstellen und Bergbauanlagen Lavrions [Lavrion's most important mineral deposits and mining facilities]. Lapis, 24 (7-8). 24-33; 90
Gröbner, J., Kolitsch, U. (2002) Neufunde von Laurion aus den Jahren 2001 und 2002. Der Aufschluss, 53 (5-6). 363-371
 
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