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Locality Name:
Thorikos 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: 251807
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251807.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Thorikos Area, Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Thorikos Bay Slag Locality

Latitude: 37°44'11"N
Longitude: 24°3'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.736388888889,24.058333333333

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 K Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteAtacamiteBaryteCalciteConnelliteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDevilline
DiasporeEttringiteFeroxyhyteFluoriteGypsumKtenasiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMatlockiteMinium
NolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideriteRocksaltSulphur

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Blixite  (*)
Boleite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chloroxiphite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cumengeite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)
Ecdemite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Feroxyhyte  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Fiedlerite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Georgiadesite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Heliophyllite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Laurionite  (*)Lead  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Legrandite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Litharge  (*)Ludlockite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mammothite  (*)Matlockite  (*)
Mendipite  (*)Minium  (*)Nealite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Penfieldite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)
Thorikosite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O20.23.616403363
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)20.23.61640332734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.23.61640333250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)320.23.6164033544
Blixite  (*)NonePb8O5(OH)2Cl420.23.61640337
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.616403365
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.23.616403327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20.23.61640334979
Chloroxiphite  (*)NonePb3CuO2Cl2(OH)220.23.61640338
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O20.23.6164033295
Copper  (*)CopperCu20.23.61640333846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20.23.61640334165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O20.23.616403343
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O20.23.61640332970
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)420.23.616403357
Ecdemite  (*)NonePb6As3+2O7Cl420.23.616403312
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O20.23.616403393
Feroxyhyte  (*)FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)20.23.616403319
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)220.23.616403386
Fiedlerite  (*)NonePb3Cl4F(OH)·H2O0016403314
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220.23.61640339617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.616403324243
Georgiadesite  (*)NonePb4(As3+O3)Cl4(OH)001640336
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.61640337437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.23.61640336890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl20.23.61640331398
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl420.23.616403311
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320.23.616403314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O20.23.61640331689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)220.23.6164033201
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.616403349
Lead  (*)CopperPb20.23.6164033192
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)220.23.6164033265
Legrandite  (*)NoneZn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O20.23.616403320
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)20.23.6164033581
Litharge  (*)NonePbO20.23.6164033139
Ludlockite  (*)NonePbFe3+4As3+10O2220.23.616403315
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220.23.616403312537
Mammothite  (*)NonePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)1620.23.61640338
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF20.23.616403329
Mendipite  (*)NonePb3O2Cl220.23.616403317
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O420.23.6164033247
Nealite  (*)NonePb4Fe(AsO3)2Cl4·2H2O0016403310
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.616403346
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)620.23.6164033158
Penfieldite  (*)NonePb2Cl3(OH)20.23.616403322
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O20.23.6164033428
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl220.23.6164033142
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.616403333
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O20.23.6164033142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O20.23.6164033292
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)20.23.61640332473
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS20.23.61640332045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)220.23.616403399
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O20.23.616403323
Thorikosite  (*)NonePb3O3Sb3+(OH)Cl2001640335



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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