Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), 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: 275015
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-275015.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Lavrion Port Slag Locality

Latitude: 37°42'41"N
Longitude: 24°3'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.711388888889,24.057777777778

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: As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Na O Pb S Sb 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteCopperCovelliteDiasporeGypsumMalachiteMiniumNone
Rocksalt

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Fiedlerite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Laurionite  (*)Lead  (*)Ludlockite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Minium  (*)Nealite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Susannite  (*)
Valentinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)20.23.61640152734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.23.61640153250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.23.616401527770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20.23.61640154979
Copper  (*)CopperCu20.23.61640153846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20.23.61640154165
Fiedlerite  (*)NonePb3Cl4F(OH)·H2O0016401514
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.616401524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.61640157437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.23.61640156890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl20.23.61640151398
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.616401549
Lead  (*)CopperPb20.23.6164015192
Ludlockite  (*)NonePbFe3+4As3+10O2220.23.616401515
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220.23.616401512537
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O420.23.6164015247
Nealite  (*)NonePb4Fe(AsO3)2Cl4·2H2O0016401510
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.616401546
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl220.23.6164015142
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)220.23.616401599
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O320.23.6164015369



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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