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Locality Name:
Thermes, Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece

Oldest recorded age at locality: 64
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60

mindat Locality ID: 258126
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-258126.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Thermes, Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Ano Thermes

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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: Al As Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineSphalerite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Barroisite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Corundum  (*)Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)64601642658803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)364601642652353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)64601642651036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS646009052
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2646016426549
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26460027198
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O364601642651797
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6460024243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O364601642655433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO464601642651507
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26460017380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O66460164265229
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)26460164265313
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26460039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2646016426561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO264601642655614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]6460164265129
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6460021482
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2646016426573
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)64601642651025



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
Bradley_2012_006646062U/Pb zircon  YesZircon  42868Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece[Kimi Complex]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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