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Locality Name:
Dipseliza Mines, Dipseliza 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: 250279
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-250279.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dipseliza Mines, Dipseliza Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Dipseliza No. 28 Mine

Latitude: 37°46'34"N
Longitude: 24°2'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.776111111111,24.039444444444

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 As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteDevillineDiasporeGypsumKtenasite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSulphur

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Baryte  (*)Boleite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)
Metasideronatrite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Namuwite  (*)Osakaite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)420.23.6163951246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.23.61639513250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)320.23.6163951544
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)20.23.616395111547
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.616395165
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)620.23.61639511633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.23.616395127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20.23.61639514979
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O20.23.6163951197
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl220.23.616395154
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.616395124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.61639517437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.23.61639516890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O20.23.61639511689
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O20.23.616395175
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O20.23.616395128
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl20.23.61639511107
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O20.23.616395158
Osakaite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·5H2O20.23.61639519
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl220.23.6163951142
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220.23.616395139462
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)20.23.61639512473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20.23.616395121482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS20.23.61639512045



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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