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Locality Name:
Spitharopoussi Dumps, Spitharopoussi Area, 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: 227889
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-227889.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Spitharopoussi Dumps, Spitharopoussi Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Cl Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Cl Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteArsenopyriteBrochantiteChalcopyriteDiasporeMalachiteNonePyriteQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteTetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenogorceixite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenogorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)620.23.6015
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS20.23.609052
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)220.23.60172
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)620.23.601633
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220.23.6027198
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1220.23.60663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.6024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.607437
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220.23.6012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl20.23.601107
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220.23.6039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220.23.6061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20.23.6021482
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO420.23.601655


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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