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Locality Name:
Milos, South Aegean, Greece


mindat Locality ID: 305766
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305766.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Milos, South Aegean, Greece": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Kimolos
Milos Island
Serifos Island
Sifnos

Latitude: 36°55'13"N
Longitude: 24°25'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.920277777778,24.423055555556

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 Au B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArseniosideriteAtacamiteBaryte
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsum
IlvaiteKaoliniteLawsoniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMetavoltineMicaMordeniteNone
Not in a structural groupPharmacosideritePolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltRutileSepiolite
Smectite-vermiculiteSpangoliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStilpnomelaneSulphurTalcTamarugiteTetrahedrite
TitaniteWollastoniteWurtzite

104 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Deerite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Famatinite  (*)Ferro-glaucophane  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Jadeite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Metavoltine  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nantokite  (*)
Omphacite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Pearceite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)Tamarugite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Vernadite  (*)Watanabeite  (*)Winchite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2364408,64417,644223419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61644231022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6164422286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)364402,64408,644228803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)164408706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31644222353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6464397,64401,64403,64405966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O264393,64401272
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3564408,64409,64412,64414,644171534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2264408,644223092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)364393,64408,644183250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O164418194
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3264395,64413544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2364398,64405,644185509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1364394,64395,64398,64399,64400,64401,64403,64405,64406,64408,64413,64417,6441811547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6164418413
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O164394178
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4264403,644055516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6264408,644131633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)664393,64408,64415,64417,64418,6442227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1644034979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O164413925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1644035707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2564395,64398,64403,64405,6440827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8164417577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl264395,644031382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O264408,644133531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1644221025
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)164415363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O164413295
Copper  (*)CopperCu264408,644183846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16164406227
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl216440554
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS264403,644054165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16164406599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1644132970
Deerite  (*)NoneFe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)516442227
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S264403,644051027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61644084135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21644089895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4264398,64405910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)364408,64416,644228173
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS4164405163
Ferro-glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2264402,6442226
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2364408,64417,644189617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS564395,64398,64403,64405,6440824243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2264408,64422286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)564394,64403,64413,64417,644187437
Gold  (*)CopperAu364395,64403,6442130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1644082812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O264393,644136890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6564408,64409,64411,64412,64417741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3864395,64408,64409,64412,64414,64417,64418,6442214640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16164406243
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)364408,64414,64417197
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI164403180
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O6264422,64423154
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61643952228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4364401,64403,644055591
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O164402121
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)164403581
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1643971487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4364408,64411,6442214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2764395,64398,64405,64408,64413,64415,6441812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2264403,644055674
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O16439378
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1644031508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O264391,64392405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2964395,64401,64402,64403,64405,64406,64408,64422,6442317380
Nantokite  (*)SphaleriteCuCl16441335
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6164423229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O464392,64395,64401,644032994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1644082349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2164422247
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6164395158
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]164405249
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O164418428
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21644082273
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]164405716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3164405733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31644051425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2664395,64398,64401,64403,64405,6440839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2264394,644063106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21864393,64394,64395,64396,64398,64401,64403,64405,64408,64409,64410,64412,64414,64415,64417,64419,64421,6442261156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2264394,6440688
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10164406312
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O164408241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1644086417
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O164413105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS564395,64398,64403,64405,6440821482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O164402456
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS664393,64396,64397,64401,64405,644072045
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)16440887
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21644083337
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O16440487
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13264398,644051803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1644031101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13364398,64403,644055317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O264408,644224899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O164406433
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O16440665
Watanabeite  (*)NoneCu4(As,Sb)2S51644057
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)216442251
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31644081247



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