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Agrokipia mine, Mitsero, Nicosia District, Cyprusi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Agrokipia mine | Mine |
| Mitsero | Village |
| Nicosia District | District |
| Cyprus | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 2' 36'' North , 33° 8' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A VHMS-type Cu deposit.
Agrokipia 1 Mine
It operated from 1952-1971 as an open-cast mine from which about 333,000 tons or ore with an average concentration of 1% copper and 38% sulphur were extracted. Processing took place in the ore enrichment plant at Mitsero with the aim of producing copper and sulphur using the flotation method, while the end product was exported by ship from Karavostasi.
Agrokipia 2 Mine
It operated from 1958-1964 using underground methods and extracted some 74,000 tons of ore with an average concentration of 4% copper and 40% sulphur.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Parabutlerite Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Parabutlerite | 7.DC.10 | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Parabutlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Parabutlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Parabutlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Parabutlerite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Indian Plate (India Plate)
- Zagros OrogenAccretionary Complex
Island of CyprusIsland
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Agrokipia mine, Mitsero, Nicosia District, Cyprus