Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Olympiada Mine (Olympias Mine), Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25
Youngest recorded age at locality: 24

mindat Locality ID: 6963
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6963.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Olympiada Mine (Olympias Mine), Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°36'2"N
Longitude: 23°44'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.600555555556,23.748333333333

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	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copiapite
Covellite	Cubanite	Geocronite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Alunogen ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*	Graphite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Meneghinite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copiapite
Covellite Cubanite Geocronite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

34 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	25	24	272
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	25	24	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	25	24	9052
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	25	24	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	25	24	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	25	24	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	25	24	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	25	24	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	25	24	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	25	24	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	25	24	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	25	24	382
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	25	24	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	25	24	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	25	24	802
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	25	24	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	25	24	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	25	24	133
Graphite ()*	None	C	25	24	2812
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	25	24	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	25	24	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	25	24	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	25	24	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	25	24	915
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	25	24	158
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	25	24	39462
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	25	24	147
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	25	24	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	25	24	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	25	24	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	25	24	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	25	24	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	25	24	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	25	24	5317

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
	sedznpb-00211	25	24	25–24							Yes				28239	Cassandra Mine (Kassandra), Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece	Kassandra	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
	sedznpb-00213	25	24	25–24											6963	Olympiada Mine (Olympias Mine), Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece	Olympias	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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