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Locality Name:
Maria 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: 10611
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10611.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maria 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°40'58"N
Longitude: 24°1'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.682777777778,24.018611111111

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	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Aubertite	Baryte	Bismutite	Bournonite
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chenite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline
Diaspore	Enargite	Epsomite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Malachite	Marcasite	Minium	Murdochite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite

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: Al As Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Aubertite Baryte Bismutite Bournonite
Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chenite Clay Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Devilline
Diaspore Enargite Epsomite Fluorite Gypsum Hydrotalcite Malachite Marcasite Minium Murdochite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Woodwardite Wurtzite

52 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arzrunite ()*	Aubertite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epsomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrowoodwardite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Lautenthalite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*
Murdochite ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sauconite ()*	Segnitite ()*	Shannonite ()*	Siderite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Zincowoodwardite ()*

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
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
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	20.2	3.6	9052
Arzrunite ()*	None	Pb₂Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₄Cl₆·2H₂O	20.2	3.6	2
Aubertite ()*	Aubertite	Cu²⁺Al(SO₄)₂Cl·14H₂O	20.2	3.6	13
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
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	716
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	20.2	3.6	1089
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
Chenite ()*	Chenite	CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	40
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	20.2	3.6	363
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	20.2	3.6	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	20.2	3.6	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	20.2	3.6	179
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	20.2	3.6	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	20.2	3.6	910
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	20.2	3.6	484
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	20.2	3.6	9617
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
Hydrowoodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	20.2	3.6	16
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	1066
Lautenthalite ()*	Devilline	PbCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	20.2	3.6	18
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	20.2	3.6	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	20.2	3.6	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	20.2	3.6	202
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	20.2	3.6	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	20.2	3.6	247
Murdochite ()*	Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂	20.2	3.6	34
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	64
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	20.2	3.6	158
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
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	20.2	3.6	56
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	20.2	3.6	134
Shannonite ()*	None	Pb₂O(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	8
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	20.2	3.6	2473
Zincowoodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Zn_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	20.2	3.6	12

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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