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Petalo Peak, Vasiliko Mountain, Andros, South Aegean, Greecei
Regional Level Types
Petalo PeakPeak
Vasiliko Mountain- not defined -
AndrosRegional Unit
South AegeanAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 50' 8'' North , 24° 51' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Andros1,556 (2016)7.0km
Órmos Korthíou903 (2017)11.0km
Tínos4,573 (2016)42.9km
Kárystos5,091 (2012)43.1km
Áno Sýros1,138 (2014)43.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
10125
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10125:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Petalon
Name(s) in local language(s):
Όρος Πέταλο, Βασιλικό, Άνδρος, Κυκλάδες, Ελλάδα


The Mn-rich rocks are made up of highly oxidized quartzitic schists, quartzites and Mn-rich pyroxenoid and carbonate rocks. The ferromanganoan metasediments in central Andros form part of a volcano-sedimentary sequence that experienced low grade, high pressure metamorphism (P > 1,1 GPa; T = 360°-420°C) followed along the uplift path by a greenschist facies overprint.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Manganiandrosite-(La) (TL)
Formula: (Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Type Locality:
Description: occurs as randomly interspersed brown-red grains in a fine-grained matrix of spessartine, rhodonite, rhodocrosite and braunite in a highly oxidized quartzitic mica-schist. The manganiandrosite-(La) described in the type description was subhedral to euhedral grains commonly with a maximum diameter of 0.02-0.06 mm (20-60 µm), and rarely up to 0.2 mm.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘManganiandrosite-(La) (TL)9.BG.05b(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Manganiandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Manganiandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Manganiandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Manganiandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnⓘ Manganiandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ Manganiandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Aegean Sea PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
EuropeContinent

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