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Locality Name:
Adami No. 2 Mine & Others, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3.6

mindat Locality ID: 8008
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8008.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Adami No. 2 Mine & Others, Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°45'36"N
Longitude: 24°1'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.76,24.029444444444
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArsenolampriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDevillineDiaspore
EnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHureauliteKieseriteLepidocrocite
LinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMiniumNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPharmacosiderite
PolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
SulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteVivianiteWurtziteXanthoconiteZircon

115 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Altaite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenolamprite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Asbolane  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carlhintzeite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dimorphite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Guérinite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Haidingerite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Hörnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kermesite  (*)
Kieserite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lautenthalite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Orpiment  (*)
Pääkkönenite  (*)Paramelaconite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)
Picropharmacolite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrostilpnite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rickardite  (*)Rosickýite  (*)Rösslerite  (*)
Sainfeldite  (*)Saponite  (*)Schultenite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibarsen  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Vladimirite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S20.23.602793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)20.23.60254
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20.23.60706
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe20.23.60489
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)320.23.601534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)20.23.602734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)220.23.603092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)20.23.601036
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb20.23.60363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.23.603250
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)220.23.60295
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs20.23.60379
Arsenolamprite  (*)ArsenolampriteAs20.23.6019
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O320.23.60231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS20.23.609052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O20.23.60143
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O20.23.60150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)20.23.6011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)620.23.60413
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS320.23.601089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.23.6027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)620.23.60359
Carlhintzeite  (*)NoneCa2AlF7·H2O20.23.608
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20.23.604979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O20.23.60925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S20.23.605707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O20.23.60194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220.23.6027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)820.23.60577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O20.23.603531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS20.23.602600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20.23.601025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS20.23.60966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)20.23.60363
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1620.23.60227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20.23.604165
Dimorphite  (*)NoneAs4S320.23.605
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O620.23.604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)220.23.609895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS420.23.60910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20.23.608173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O20.23.60484
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.60814
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)220.23.60129
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220.23.609617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1220.23.60663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.6024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.607437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)320.23.601544
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O20.23.6031
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.23.606890
Haidingerite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)·H2O20.23.6017
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O620.23.60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320.23.6014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1620.23.60243
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.60103
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)620.23.601066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O320.23.605433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1420.23.60784
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS220.23.60230
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O20.23.6080
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)20.23.6097
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O20.23.601271
Lautenthalite  (*)DevillinePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O20.23.6018
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)20.23.60581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)220.23.60987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420.23.6014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220.23.6012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS220.23.605674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O20.23.60915
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS220.23.60300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)20.23.604924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl20.23.601107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O420.23.60247
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S320.23.60511
Pääkkönenite  (*)StibniteSb2AsS220.23.608
Paramelaconite  (*)NoneCu1+2Cu2+2O320.23.6013
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.60124
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O20.23.60105
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl220.23.60142
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O20.23.6099
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)20.23.60140
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]20.23.60716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS320.23.60733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS320.23.601425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220.23.6039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl20.23.601725
Pyrostilpnite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3SbS320.23.6084
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820.23.609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220.23.6061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS20.23.60712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)20.23.601711
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe220.23.6052
Rosickýite  (*)NoneS20.23.6022
Rösslerite  (*)NoneMg(AsO3OH)·7H2O20.23.6016
Sainfeldite  (*)HureauliteCa5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O20.23.6028
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O20.23.60301
Schultenite  (*)NonePb(AsO3OH)20.23.6030
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)620.23.60134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)20.23.606417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O20.23.6084
Silver  (*)CopperAg20.23.605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20.23.6021482
Stibarsen  (*)ArsenicSbAs20.23.6048
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S320.23.603418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS20.23.602045
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S20.23.60510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1320.23.605317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O20.23.604899
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl20.23.60605
Vladimirite  (*)NoneCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)·4H2O20.23.6015
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO420.23.601655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS20.23.60372
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS320.23.6089
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)20.23.605251


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen00252620.23.611.9±8.3 age of ore formation   Yes Pb, Zn, Ag14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceLavrionLiati et al. (2009)10.1017/S0016756809006438GM146_732 
sedznpb-0021210710–7     Yes  1942Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceLauriumSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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