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Galena from
Agia Barbara prospect, Kassiteres-Sapes area, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Agia Barbara prospect, Kassiteres-Sapes area, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:745587
Long-form Identifier:1:3:745587:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘKassiteres-Sapes area, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘAgios Demetrios deposit, Kassiteres-Sapes area, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘViper deposit, Kassiteres-Sapes area, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘKonos Hill deposit, Kassiteres-Sapes area, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘAgios Philippos Mine, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘKing Arthur Mine, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘPerama Hill deposit, Alexandroupoli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘMavrokoryfi prospect, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘMaroneia, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘNea Petra, Maroneia-Sapes, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
References
Voudouris, P.
Tarkian, M.
Voudouris, P., Tarkian, M., Arikas, K. (2006) Mineralogy of telluride-bearing epithermal ores in the Kassiteres-Sappes area, western Thrace, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology, 87 (1) 31-52 doi:10.1007/s00710-005-0119-z
 
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