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Locality Name:
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: 146940
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146940.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sounion Area, Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Harakas Cove Slag Locality (Charakas; Xarakas; Xaracas)
Legrena Cove Slag Locality (Legraina Cove)
Sounion Cove Slag Locality

Latitude: 37°39'36"N
Longitude: 23°59'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.66,23.991111111111

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 Bi 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: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCopperCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteDevillineDiasporeEttringiteFeroxyhyteFluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteKtenasite
LepidocrociteMalachiteMatlockiteMiniumNadoriteNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskiteRocksalt
RutileSpangoliteSulphurSymplesiteVivianiteWurtzite

78 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Barstowite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Blixite  (*)
Boleite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cotunnite  (*)Covellite  (*)Creedite  (*)Cumengeite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Diaboleite  (*)Ecdemite  (*)Elyite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Feroxyhyte  (*)
Ferrihydrite  (*)Fiedlerite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fougèrite  (*)Freedite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Georgiadesite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Heliophyllite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocalumite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Laurionite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lead  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Legrandite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Litharge  (*)Ludlockite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mammothite  (*)Massicot  (*)Matlockite  (*)Mendipite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Namuwite  (*)Nealite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)
Parasymplesite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Penfieldite  (*)Perite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)
Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Shakhovite  (*)Silver  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)
Symplesite  (*)Thorikosite  (*)Wüstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S20.23.6264029,640302793
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O20.23.616403163
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)20.23.6364029,64030,640312734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.6164029445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.23.6364029,64030,640313250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)320.23.6164029544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)620.23.6164029919
Barstowite  (*)NonePb4(CO3)Cl6·H2O20.23.616403011
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)620.23.6164029413
Blixite  (*)NonePb8O5(OH)2Cl420.23.61640317
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.6264029,6403165
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)620.23.61640291633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.23.6364029,64030,6403127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20.23.6364029,64030,640314979
Copper  (*)CopperCu20.23.6364029,64030,640313846
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl220.23.616402954
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20.23.6264029,640314165
Creedite  (*)NoneCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O20.23.616403148
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O20.23.6264029,6403143
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O20.23.61640292970
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)420.23.6364029,64030,6403157
Ecdemite  (*)NonePb6As3+2O7Cl420.23.6264030,6403112
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O20.23.616402985
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O20.23.6264029,6403193
Feroxyhyte  (*)FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)20.23.616403019
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)220.23.6264029,6403186
Fiedlerite  (*)NonePb3Cl4F(OH)·H2O00364029,64030,6403114
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220.23.6364029,64030,640319617
Fougèrite  (*)HydrotalciteFe2+4Fe3+2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O20.23.616403020
Freedite  (*)NoneCu1+Pb8(As3+O3)2O3Cl520.23.61640312
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.6264029,6403024243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O20.23.616402968
Georgiadesite  (*)NonePb4(As3+O3)Cl4(OH)001640306
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.6364029,64030,640317437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.23.6364029,64030,640316890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl20.23.6264030,640311398
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl420.23.616402911
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320.23.616402914640
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O20.23.616403030
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)220.23.6364029,64030,64031201
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI20.23.6164029180
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O20.23.616402975
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.6364029,64030,6403149
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O20.23.6164029149
Lead  (*)CopperPb20.23.6364029,64030,64031192
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)220.23.6164031265
Legrandite  (*)NoneZn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O20.23.616403020
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)20.23.6164029581
Litharge  (*)NonePbO20.23.6364029,64030,64031139
Ludlockite  (*)NonePbFe3+4As3+10O2220.23.616402915
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220.23.6364029,64030,6403112537
Mammothite  (*)NonePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)1620.23.6364029,64030,640318
Massicot  (*)NonePbO20.23.6164030202
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF20.23.6364029,64030,6403129
Mendipite  (*)NonePb3O2Cl220.23.616403017
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl20.23.61640291107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O420.23.6264029,64031247
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O20.23.616402958
Nealite  (*)NonePb4Fe(AsO3)2Cl4·2H2O00264029,6403010
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.6364029,64030,6403146
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.6164029124
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)620.23.6164031158
Penfieldite  (*)NonePb2Cl3(OH)20.23.6364029,64030,6403122
Perite  (*)NadoritePbBiO2Cl20.23.616403027
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl220.23.6364029,64030,64031142
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO220.23.6164029158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)620.23.6264029,64030477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O20.23.6164029309
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.616402933
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O20.23.6164029142
Shakhovite  (*)NoneHg1+4Sb5+O3(OH)320.23.61640298
Silver  (*)CopperAg20.23.61640315186
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O20.23.6164029105
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS20.23.6364029,64030,640312045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)220.23.6264030,6403199
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.616402992
Thorikosite  (*)NonePb3O3Sb3+(OH)Cl2001640305
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO20.23.616402974



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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