Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece

Oldest recorded age at locality: 64
Youngest recorded age at locality: 27

mindat Locality ID: 42868
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42868.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dokos
Kechros
Maronia
Melitena
Ragada
Thermes

Latitude: 41°3'48"N
Longitude: 25°38'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.063333333333,25.636111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite
Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite
Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite	Zircon

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay
Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite Malachite
Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pectolite Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite
Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite
Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zinkenite Zircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Barroisite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chalcostibite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ephesite ()*	Epidote ()*
Famatinite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hawleyite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natroalunite ()*	Omphacite ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pectolite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Preiswerkite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sapphirine ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Svanbergite ()*
Taramite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tschermakite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zinkenite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	64	60	1	64265	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	64	60	1	64265	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	64	60	1	64262	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	64	60	1	64261	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	64	60	1	64265	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	64	60	1	64258	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	64	60	1	64264	9052
Barroisite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	64	60	1	64265	49
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	64	60	1	64257	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	31	27	1	64260	1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	31	27	1	64260	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	31	27	1	64260	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	64	27	2	64260,64261	27770
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	64	60	1	64257	352
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	64	27	4	64260,64262,64263,64264	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	31	27	1	64260	162
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	64	60	1	64265	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	31	27	1	64260	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	64	60	1	64262	310
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	31	27	1	64260	802
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	64	60	1	64262	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	64	60	1	64261	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	64	60	1	64263	9895
Ephesite ()*	Mica	NaLiAl₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	64	60	1	64258	21
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	31	27	1	64260	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	31	27	1	64260	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	64	27	4	64260,64262,64263,64264	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	31	27	1	64260	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	64	60	1	64261	1544
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	64	60	1	64263	62
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	31	27	1	64260	14640
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	64	60	1	64262	82
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	64	60	1	64265	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	31	27	1	64260	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	64	60	1	64265	1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	31	27	1	64260	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	31	27	1	64260	12537
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	31	27	1	64260	158
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	64	27	2	64260,64262	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	64	27	3	64260,64262,64264	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	64	60	1	64262	128
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	64	60	1	64265	229
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	64	60	1	64258	247
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	64	60	1	64265	313
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	64	60	1	64261	363
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	31	27	1	64260	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	64	60	1	64261	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	64	60	1	64261	2273
Preiswerkite ()*	Mica	NaAlMg₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	64	60	1	64258	14
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	64	27	4	64260,64262,64263,64264	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	64	27	2	64260,64262	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	64	27	2	64260,64262	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	64	27	6	64257,64260,64262,64263,64264,64265	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	64	60	1	64265	5614
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	64	60	1	64265	129
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	64	60	1	64261	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	64	27	3	64260,64263,64264	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	64	60	1	64257	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	64	60	1	64257	3418
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	64	60	1	64262	105
Taramite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	64	60	1	64258	10
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	31	27	1	64260	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	64	27	2	64260,64263	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	64	27	2	64260,64261	4899
Tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	64	60	1	64265	73
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	64	60	1	64261	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	64	60	1	64261	1247
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	64	60	1	64262	62
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	64	60	1	64263	372
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	31	27	1	64260	228
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	31	27	1	64260	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	64	27	2	64260,64265	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Bradley_2012_006	64	60	62	U/Pb			zircon				Zircon			42868	Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece	[Kimi Complex]	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
	PorphCu-00100	31	27	29±2									Bismuthinite, Boulangerite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Chalcostibite, Cubanite, Epidote, Famatinite, Galena, Goethite, Magnetite, Meneghinite, Molybdenite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Zinkenite	Cu	42676	Maronia Cu-Mo Deposit, Maronia, Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece	Maronia	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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