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


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Diaboleite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diaboleite
Formula:Pb2CuCl2(OH)4
Comments:Note: also the "percylite" reported for this locality was shown to be diaboleite (Kolitsch et al., 2014).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Claringbullite2
Atacamite2
Paralaurionite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diaboleite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sounion Mine No. 19, Cato Sounio mines, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:61745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:61745:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diaboleite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSounion Cove slag locality, Sounion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘPassa Limani Cove slag locality, Lavreotiki Municipal Unit, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLegrena Cove slag locality (Legraina Cove), Charakas, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCharakas Cove slag locality, Charakas, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine, Kaminiza mines, Km 3, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘThorikos Bay slag locality, Velatouri, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘAgios Nikolaos Cove slag locality, Velatouri, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘVrysaki Point slag locality, Velatouri, 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
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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