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Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greecei
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Old pozzolane quarry

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
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Wind-eroded cliffs of pumice

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
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Basalt honeycomb erosion

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
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Old pozzolane quarry

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
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Wind-eroded cliffs of pumice

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
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Basalt honeycomb erosion

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
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Old pozzolane quarry

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
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Wind-eroded cliffs of pumice

Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
Type:
Island
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oía3,376 (2016)
Firá2,376 (2017)
Emporeío1,946 (2016)
Mesariá1,233 (2016)
Monólithos181 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
106973
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106973:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Thera
Other Languages:
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French:
Santorin, Thíra, Égée-Méridionale, Grèce
German:
Santorin, Thira , Südliche Ägäis, Griechenland
Greek:
Φηρά (Σαντορίνη), Φηρά (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Θήρας), Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα
Italian:
Santorini (Santorino), Santorini, Egeo Meridionale, Grecia
Russian:
Тира (Санторин; Санторини), Тира (Периферийная единица Тира), Южные Эгейские острова, Греция
Simplified Chinese:
圣托里尼, 錫拉 , 南愛琴, 希腊
Spanish:
Santorini, Periferia de Egeo Meridional, Grecia
Albanian:
Santorin, Greqia
Alemannic:
Santorini, Griechenland
Arabic:
سانتوريني, جنوب إيجة, اليونان
Armenian:
Սանտորինի, Հարավային Եգեյան կղզիներ, Հունաստան
Azeri:
Santorini, Yunanıstan
Basque:
Santorini, Grezia
Belarusian:
Сантарын, перыферыйная адзінка Тыра, Паўднёвыя Эгейскія астравы, Грэцыя
Bosnian:
Santorini, Grčka
Bulgarian:
Санторини, Южен Егей, Гърция
Catalan:
Santorí, Unitat perifèrica de Thira, Egeu Meridional, Grècia
Cebuano:
Santorini Island, South Aegean, Gresya
Croatian:
Santorini, Periferija Južni Egej, Grčka
Czech:
Théra, Théra, Jižní Egeis, Řecko
Danish:
Santorini, Thira, Grækenland
Dutch:
Thera, Thira, Zuid-Egeïsche Eilanden, Griekenland
Esperanto:
Santorino, Suda Egeo, Grekio
Estonian:
Thíra, Thíra piirkonnaüksus, Lõuna-Egeuse piirkond, Kreeka
Faroese:
Santorini, Grikkaland
Farsi/Persian:
سادورینی, استان اژه جنوبی, یونان
Finnish:
Thíra, Thira, Etelä-Egean saaret, Kreikka
Friulian:
Santorini, Grecie
Galician:
Santorini, Exeo Meridional, Grecia
Georgian:
სანტორინი, სამხრეთ ეგეოსის კუნძულები, საბერძნეთი
Hebrew:
סנטוריני, דרום הים האגאי, יוון
Hindi:
सांडोरिनी, यूनान
Hungarian:
Szantorini, Dél-Égei-szigetek, Görögország
Icelandic:
Santoríni, Grikkland
Ido:
Santorini, Grekia
Indonesian:
Santorini, Aegea Selatan, Yunani
Irish Gaelic:
Téara, An Ghréig
Japanese:
サントリーニ島, ティーラ県, 南エーゲ, ギリシャ
Korean:
산토리니섬, 남에게주, 그리스
Latin:
Thera, Thera, Aegaeum Australe, Graecia
Latvian:
Santorine, Grieķija
Limburgian:
Thira, Zuid-Egeïsche Eilen, Griekeland
Lithuanian:
Santorinas, Pietų Egėjo periferija, Graikija
Luxembourgish:
Santorini, Griicheland
Macedonian:
Санторини, Јужен Егеј, Грција
Malay:
Santorini, Aegea Selatan, Yunani
Malayalam:
സാൻഡോരിനി, ഗ്രീസ്
Marathi:
सान्तोरिनी, ग्रीस
Norwegian:
Santorini, Sørlige egeiske øyer, Hellas
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Santoríni, Periferieininga Thíra, Dei sørlege egeiske øyane, Hellas
Occitan:
Santorin, Grècia
Polish:
Santoryn, Jednostka regionalna Thira, Region Wyspy Egejskie Południowe, Grecja
Portuguese:
Santorini, Tira, Egeu Meridional, Grécia
Romanian:
Santorini, Egeea de Sud, Grecia
Scots:
Santorini, Sooth Aegean, Greece
Serbian:
Санторини, Санторини, Периферија Јужни Егеј, Грчка
Serbo-Croatian:
Santorini, Periferija Južni Egej, Grčka
Sicilian:
Santorini, Grecia
Slovak:
Santorín, Grécko
Slovenian:
Santorini, Grčija
Swedish:
Santorini, Sydegeiska öarna, Grekland
Thai:
ซันโดรีนี, ประเทศกรีซ
Traditional Chinese:
聖托里尼, 希臘
Turkish:
Santoron, Thira , Güney Ege, Yunanistan
Ukrainian:
Санторіні, Південні Егейські острови, Греція
Urdu:
سینتورینی, تھیرا, جنوبی ایجیئن, یونان
Vietnamese:
Santorini, Nam Aegea, Hy Lạp
Waray:
Santorini, Salatan nga Aegeo, Gresya
Welsh:
Santorini, Gwlad Groeg


Santorini (Thera) is a group of circular islands composed of overlapping shield volcanoes. The prevulcanic basement of Santorini consists of metamorphosed limestone and schist from the Triassic to the Tertiary period formed during the Alpine orogeny around 60 million years ago. These rocks are present in some parts of the island and in particular the highest peak is the Profitis Ilias mountain of 567 meters.
Santorini belongs to the Christiana–Santorini–Kolumbo volcanic field, an active and complex magmatic-hydrothermal system.

The oldest southern volcano was formed about 700,000 years before the present (BP) near Akrotiri, while in 200,000 BP the Peristeria caldera was formed. The caldera of Skaros about 54,000 BP was formed in the middle of the island arc. The whole island appears to be twice the size of the present and had a large central cone. About 23,000 BP the Riva volcano appeared in the north-west of the island which, with violent eruptions, changed the conformation of the island making the large central cone disappear. At 20,000 BP in the middle of the island arc a "Strongili" volcanic island was formed; in 1613 BC the famous historical eruption that shocked the island and its inhabitants originated from it. In this explosion about 60 cubic km of rocks, ash and pumice were released into the air. A layer of about 60 meters of ash covered the entire insular arch.

Currently, the volcanic center is active in the Nea Kameni island.

The rocks that we can observe on the island are metamorphosed limestone, schist, dacite, andesite, basalt, trachyte, rhyolite and various pyroclastic rocks such as pumice and ash.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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

Rock Types Recorded


Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘ Amakinite
Formula: Fe2+(OH)2
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Caracolite
Formula: Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
ⓘ Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Drugmanite
Formula: Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2
ⓘ Epistilbite
Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
ⓘ Ferrihydrite
Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Giorgiosite (TL)
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Lindqvistite
Formula: Pb2Mn2+Fe16O27
ⓘ Litharge
Formula: PbO
ⓘ Magnetoplumbite
Formula: PbFe3+12O19
ⓘ Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Natroalunite
Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Rhomboclase
Formula: (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Tamarugite
Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Wonesite ?
Formula: (Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
Description: No analytical data, no info on method(s) used.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘLitharge4.AC.20PbO
ⓘMinium4.BD.05Pb3O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘLindqvistite4.CC.45Pb2Mn2+Fe16O27
ⓘMagnetoplumbite4.CC.45PbFe3+12O19
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
ⓘPlattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
ⓘAmakinite4.FE.05Fe2+(OH)2
ⓘFerrihydrite4.FE.35Fe3+10O14(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrocerussite5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘGiorgiosite (TL)5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘNatroalunite7.BC.10NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘCaracolite7.BD.20Na3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘCoquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘRhomboclase7.CB.55(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘTamarugite7.CC.10NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘDrugmanite8.BH.15Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2
ⓘHydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘWonesite ?9.EC.20(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘEpistilbite9.GD.45CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ AmakiniteFe2+(OH)2
Hⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Hⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Hⓘ DrugmanitePb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2
Hⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Hⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Hⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Cⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ AmakiniteFe2+(OH)2
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Oⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DrugmanitePb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2
Oⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Oⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Oⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ LindqvistitePb2Mn2+Fe16O27
Oⓘ LithargePbO
Oⓘ MagnetoplumbitePbFe123+O19
Oⓘ MiniumPb3O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PlattneritePbO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Naⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Naⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Naⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Mgⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Alⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Alⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Alⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ DrugmanitePb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Sⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ LindqvistitePb2Mn2+Fe16O27
FeIron
Feⓘ AmakiniteFe2+(OH)2
Feⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Feⓘ DrugmanitePb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2
Feⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ LindqvistitePb2Mn2+Fe16O27
Feⓘ MagnetoplumbitePbFe123+O19
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Feⓘ Wonesite(Na,K,◻)(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ DrugmanitePb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Pbⓘ LindqvistitePb2Mn2+Fe16O27
Pbⓘ LithargePbO
Pbⓘ MagnetoplumbitePbFe123+O19
Pbⓘ MiniumPb3O4
Pbⓘ PlattneritePbO2

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GeoNames ID:252919

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References

Druitt, T.H., Edwards, L., Mellors, R., Pyle, D.M., Sparks, R.S.J., Lanphere, M., Davies M., Barreirio, B. ( 1999) Santorini volcano. Geological Society, London, Memoir 19, 165 pages and 1:20,000 geological map.
https://portal.opentopography.org/dataspace/dataset?opentopoID=OTDS.112018.32635.1 (LIDAR map)
Fouque, F. (1879) Santorini et ses Eruptions. Masson G (ed), Libraire l'Academie de Medicine, Paris, 440 pages (English translation by A R McBirney published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998).
Vougioukalakis. G. (1996) Santorini, Guide to "The Volcano". Institute for the Study and Monitoring of the Santorini Volcano, 82 pages.
Taddeucci, Jacopo, Wohletz, Kenneth H. (2001) Temporal evolution of the Minoan eruption (Santorini, Greece), as recorded by its Plinian fall deposit and interlayered ash flow beds. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 109 (4) 299-317 doi:10.1016/s0377-0273(01)00197-4
Vespa, M., Keller, J., Gertisser, R. (2006) Interplinian explosive activity of Santorini volcano (Greece) during the past 150,000 years. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 153 (3) 262-286 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.12.009
Kitsopoulos, K. (2007) Mg-Fe-RICH AMPHIBOLES ASSOCIATED TO PYROCLASTICS FROM SANTORINI ISLAND, SOUTH AEGEAN SEA VOLCANIC ARC, GREECE. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 40 (2) 851 doi:10.12681/bgsg.16731
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Kitsopoulos, K. (2017) MAGMA GENERATION AND MIXING IN THE EARLIEST VOLCANIC CENTRE OF SANTORINI (AKROTIRI PENINSULA) MINERAL CHEMISTRY EVIDENCE FROM THE AKROTIRI PYROCLASTICS. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 43 (5) 2625 doi:10.12681/bgsg.11669
Varnavas, Soterios P.; Papavasiliou, Constantinos (2020) Submarine hydrothermal mineralization processes and insular mineralization in the Hellenic Volcanic Arc system: A review. Ore Geology Reviews, 124. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103541
Satow, Chris, Gudmundsson, Agust, Gertisser, Ralf, Ramsey, Christopher Bronk, Bazargan, Mohsen, Pyle, David M., Wulf, Sabine, Miles, Andrew J., Hardiman, Mark (2021) Eruptive activity of the Santorini Volcano controlled by sea-level rise and fall. Nature Geoscience, 14 (8) 586-592 doi:10.1038/s41561-021-00783-4
Preine, J., Karstens, J., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Schmid, F., Crutchley, G.J., Druitt, T.H., Papanikolaou, D. (2022) Spatio-temporal evolution of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field, Aegean Sea. Geology, 50 (1) 96-100 doi:10.1130/g49167.1
Karstens, Jens, Preine, Jonas, Carey, Steven, Bell, Katherine L.C., Nomikou, Paraskevi, Hübscher, Christian, Lampridou, Danai, Urlaub, Morelia (2023) Formation of undulating seafloor bedforms during the Minoan eruption and their implications for eruption dynamics and slope stability at Santorini. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 616. 118215 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118215
Karakonstantis, Andreas, Vallianatos, Filippos (2024) Santorini Volcanic Complex (SVC): How Much Has the Crustal Velocity Structure Changed since the 2011–2012 Unrest, and at What Point Are We Now? Geosciences, 14 (10). doi:10.3390/geosciences14100263
Peillod, Alexandre, Patten, Clifford G. C., Drüppel, Kirsten, Beranoaguirre, Aratz, Zeh, Armin, Gudelius, Dominik, Hector, Simon, Majka, Jarosław, Kleine-Marshall, Barbara I., Karlson, Andreas, Gerdes, Axel, Kolb, Jochen (2024) Disruption of a high‐pressure unit during exhumation: Example of the Cycladic Blueschist unit (Thera, Ios and Naxos islands, Greece) Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 42 (2) 225-255 doi:10.1111/jmg.12753
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