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Locality Name:
Vrissaki 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: 275152
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-275152.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vrissaki 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:
Vrissaki Point Slag Locality

Latitude: 37°44'46"N
Longitude: 24°4'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.746111111111,24.080555555556

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 Hg K Na Ni O Pb S Sb Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteCalciteCopperCoronaditeCovelliteDiaspore
EttringiteFeroxyhyteGypsumMalachiteMatlockiteMiniumNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskite
PharmacosideriteRocksaltSulphurVivianite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Barstowite  (*)
Blixite  (*)Boleite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cumengeite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Ecdemite  (*)
Ettringite  (*)Feroxyhyte  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Fiedlerite  (*)Galena  (*)
Georgiadesite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Heliophyllite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Laurionite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lead  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Legrandite  (*)
Ludlockite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mammothite  (*)Matlockite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Minium  (*)Nealite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Penfieldite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Shakhovite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Susannite  (*)
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·nH2O20.23.616403763
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)20.23.61640372734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.6164037445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)20.23.61640373250
Barstowite  (*)NonePb4(CO3)Cl6·H2O20.23.616403711
Blixite  (*)NonePb8O5(OH)2Cl420.23.61640377
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4820.23.616403765
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20.23.616403727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20.23.61640374979
Copper  (*)CopperCu20.23.61640373846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20.23.61640374165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O20.23.616403743
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O20.23.61640372970
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)420.23.616403757
Ecdemite  (*)NonePb6As3+2O7Cl420.23.616403712
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O20.23.616403793
Feroxyhyte  (*)FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)20.23.616403719
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)220.23.616403786
Fiedlerite  (*)NonePb3Cl4F(OH)·H2O0016403714
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20.23.616403724243
Georgiadesite  (*)NonePb4(As3+O3)Cl4(OH)001640376
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20.23.61640377437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O20.23.61640376890
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl420.23.616403711
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)220.23.6164037201
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.616403749
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O20.23.6164037149
Lead  (*)CopperPb20.23.6164037192
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)220.23.6164037265
Legrandite  (*)NoneZn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O20.23.616403720
Ludlockite  (*)NonePbFe3+4As3+10O2220.23.616403715
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220.23.616403712537
Mammothite  (*)NonePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)1620.23.61640378
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF20.23.616403729
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl20.23.61640371107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O420.23.6164037247
Nealite  (*)NonePb4Fe(AsO3)2Cl4·2H2O0016403710
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)20.23.616403746
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O20.23.6164037124
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)620.23.6164037158
Penfieldite  (*)NonePb2Cl3(OH)20.23.616403722
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O20.23.6164037428
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl220.23.6164037142
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)620.23.6164037477
Shakhovite  (*)NoneHg1+4Sb5+O3(OH)320.23.61640378
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)20.23.61640372473
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS20.23.61640372045
Susannite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)220.23.616403799



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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