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Locality Name:
Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion 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: 10470
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10470.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sounion Mine No. 6 ("Exi Mine"), Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines), Sounion Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°41'10"N
Longitude: 24°1'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.686111111111,24.016944444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epsomite	Fairfieldite
Fluorite	Fornacite	Gypsum	Ktenasite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mixite	Murdochite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Serpentine	Spinel

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 C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Epsomite Fairfieldite
Fluorite Fornacite Gypsum Ktenasite Malachite Marcasite Mixite Murdochite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Serpentine Spinel

52 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Agardite-(La) ()*	Allophane ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Collinsite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Corkite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epsomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fornacite ()*	Fraipontite ()*
Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Murdochite ()*	Parádsasvárite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Siderite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Vauquelinite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	20.2	3.6	254
Agardite-(La) ()*	Mixite	LaCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	20.2	3.6	33
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	20.2	3.6	470
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	20.2	3.6	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	20.2	3.6	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	20.2	3.6	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	20.2	3.6	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	20.2	3.6	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	20.2	3.6	5509
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	20.2	3.6	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	20.2	3.6	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	20.2	3.6	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	20.2	3.6	1382
Collinsite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	20.2	3.6	38
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	20.2	3.6	363
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	20.2	3.6	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	20.2	3.6	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	20.2	3.6	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	20.2	3.6	9895
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	20.2	3.6	484
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	20.2	3.6	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	20.2	3.6	9617
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	20.2	3.6	85
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	20.2	3.6	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	20.2	3.6	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	20.2	3.6	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	20.2	3.6	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	20.2	3.6	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	20.2	3.6	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	20.2	3.6	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	20.2	3.6	73
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	2228
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	20.2	3.6	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	20.2	3.6	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	20.2	3.6	1107
Murdochite ()*	Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂	20.2	3.6	34
Parádsasvárite ()*	Malachite	Zn₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	20.2	3.6	7
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	20.2	3.6	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	20.2	3.6	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	20.2	3.6	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	20.2	3.6	454
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	20.2	3.6	142
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	2473
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)	20.2	3.6	63

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002526	20.2	3.6	11.9±8.3		age of ore formation					Yes			Pb, Zn, Ag	14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Lavrion	Liati et al. (2009)	10.1017/S0016756809006438	GM146_732
	sedznpb-00212	10	7	10–7							Yes				1942	Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Laurium	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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