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Locality Name:
Harakas Cove Slag Locality (Charakas; Xarakas; Xaracas), Sounion Area, Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

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

mindat Locality ID: 146285
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146285.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Harakas Cove Slag Locality (Charakas; Xarakas; Xaracas), Sounion Area, Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°39'54"N
Longitude: 23°58'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.665,23.973333333333

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Na Ni O Pb S Sb Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Na Ni O Pb S Sb Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDevillineDiasporeEttringiteFluoriteGypsumKtenasiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMatlockite
MiniumNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskiteRocksaltRutileSpangoliteSulphurSymplesite
VivianiteWurtzite

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Boleite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Copper  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cumengeite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Elyite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)
Fiedlerite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Heliophyllite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)
Ktenasite  (*)Laurionite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lead  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Litharge  (*)Ludlockite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mammothite  (*)Matlockite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Namuwite  (*)Nealite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Penfieldite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Shakhovite  (*)Spangolite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Symplesite  (*)Wüstite  (*)
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
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)20.23.602734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.60445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.23.603250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)320.23.60544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)620.23.60919
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)620.23.60413
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.6065
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)620.23.601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.23.6027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20.23.604979
Copper  (*)CopperCu20.23.603846
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl220.23.6054
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20.23.604165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O20.23.6043
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O20.23.602970
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)420.23.6057
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O20.23.6085
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O20.23.6093
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)220.23.6086
Fiedlerite  (*)NonePb3Cl4F(OH)·H2O00014
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220.23.609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.6024243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O20.23.6068
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.607437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.23.606890
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl420.23.6011
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320.23.6014640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)220.23.60201
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI20.23.60180
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O20.23.6075
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.6049
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O20.23.60149
Lead  (*)CopperPb20.23.60192
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)20.23.60581
Litharge  (*)NonePbO20.23.60139
Ludlockite  (*)NonePbFe3+4As3+10O2220.23.6015
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220.23.6012537
Mammothite  (*)NonePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)1620.23.608
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF20.23.6029
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl20.23.601107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O420.23.60247
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O20.23.6058
Nealite  (*)NonePb4Fe(AsO3)2Cl4·2H2O00010
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.6046
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.60124
Penfieldite  (*)NonePb2Cl3(OH)20.23.6022
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl220.23.60142
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO220.23.60158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)620.23.60477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O20.23.60309
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.6033
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O20.23.60142
Shakhovite  (*)NoneHg1+4Sb5+O3(OH)320.23.608
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O20.23.60105
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS20.23.602045
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.6092
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO20.23.6074



1 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 


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