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Baryte from
Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece


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Baryte

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
06723290017272734674146.jpg
Baryte

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
07360910017272283304289.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
00851240017272283315354.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
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Baryte, etc.

Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite3
Annabergite2
Ankerite1
Dolomite1
Calcite1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plaka Mine No. 145, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668648:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘAdami Mine No. 2, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPlaka Mine No. 80, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘAdit No. 16, Villia mines, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPaliokamariza Mine No. 18, Paliokamariza Mines (Paleokamariza Mines), Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPlaka Porphyry Deposit ("Porphyry Hill"), Plaka mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘAdit No. 23, Villia mines, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPlaka Iron Mine No. 1, Plaka mines, Plaka, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDipseliza Mine No. 28, Dipseliza mines, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘDipseliza Mine No. 4, Dipseliza mines, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘVelatouri Mine No. 3 ("Theater Mine"), Velatouri mines, Velatouri, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
References
Fritz Schreiber specimen
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
 
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