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Chromite from
Pefki, Meteora, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pefki, Meteora, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710389:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘKorydallos area, Meteora, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘKissavos deposit, Grevena, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘXerolivado Mine, Grevena, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘTsouka mine, Grevena, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘPotamia mine, Deskati, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘSkoumtsa Mine, Deskati, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘAetoraches Mine, Grevena, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘAgriatses deposit, Kozani, Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘKonivoy mine, Deskati, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘVoidolakkos, Grevena, Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
References
Kapsiotis, Argirios, Grammatikopoulos, Tassos A., Tsikouras, Basilios, Hatzipanagiotou, Konstantin, Zaccarini, Federica, Garuti, Giorgio (2011) Mineralogy, composition and PGM of chromitites from Pefki, Pindos ophiolite complex (NW Greece): evidence for progressively elevated fAs conditions in the upper mantle sequence. Mineralogy and Petrology, 101 (1) 129-150 doi:10.1007/s00710-010-0140-8
 
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