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Vourinos Ophiolite complex, Western Macedonia, Greecei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vourinos Ophiolite complex | Complex |
| Western Macedonia | Administrative Region |
| Greece | Country |
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Area:
400 km2
Type:
Located between Kozani and Grevena.
The podiform chromitites from the supra-subduction Vourinos ophiolite, which are Jurassic-Cretaceous in age. The Vourinos complex consists of harzburgite–dunite mantle tectonite, partially to totally serpentinized, that hosts the studied chromitites, with subordinate mafic–ultramafic cumulates overlain by volcanic rocks. The studied chromitites show the typical schlieren texture.
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| ⓘ Awaruite Formula: Ni3Fe |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite var. PGE-rich Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series' References: Pavel M. Kartashov - look https://www.mindat.org/mesg-821658.htmlIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: Inferred (explain how) |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ Cuproiridsite Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Erlichmanite Formula: OsS2 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ 'Ferritchromit' |
| ⓘ Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Manganochromite Formula: Mn2+Cr2O4 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) References: |
| ⓘ Native Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine Formula: (Os,Ir) References: |
| ⓘ Orcelite Formula: Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| ⓘ Osarsite Formula: (Os,Ru)AsS References: |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe2TiO5 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Rutheniridosmine Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ 'UM1988-19-S:CuFeNiPdRu' Formula: Cu2(Fe,Ru)2(Ni,Pd)4S7 |
| ⓘ 'UM1997-40-S:CuFeIrNiOsRh' Formula: (Fe,Cu,Ni)(Os,Ir,Rh)2S4 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
| ⓘ | Native Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Rutheniridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Native Osmium var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Native Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | var. Osmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Orcelite | 2.AB.10 | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | var. PGE-rich Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Cuproiridsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ | Erlichmanite | 2.EB.05a | OsS2 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Osarsite | 2.EB.20 | (Os,Ru)AsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Manganochromite | 4.BB.05 | Mn2+Cr2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2TiO5 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'UM1988-19-S:CuFeNiPdRu' | - | Cu2(Fe,Ru)2(Ni,Pd)4S7 |
| ⓘ | 'Ferritchromit' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'UM1997-40-S:CuFeIrNiOsRh' | - | (Fe,Cu,Ni)(Os,Ir,Rh)2S4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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- Western Macedonia
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- Kozani
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References
Moores, Eldridge M. (1969) Petrology and Structure of the Vourinos Ophiolitic Complex of Northern Greece. GSA Special Paper 118. Geological Society of America doi:10.1130/spe118
Zimmerman, Jay (1972) GSA Memoir (132), Emplacement of the Vourinos Ophiolitic Complex, Northern Greece. Geological Society of America p.225-240. doi:10.1130/mem132-p225
Vergely, P. (1977) Discussion of the palaeogeographic significance of rocks and structures beneath the Vourinos ophiolite, northern Greece. Journal of the Geological Society, 133 (5). 505-507 doi:10.1144/gsjgs.133.5.0505
Grieco, Giovanni, Merlini, Anna (2012) Chromite alteration processes within Vourinos ophiolite. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 101 (6) 1523-1533 doi:10.1007/s00531-011-0693-8
Tzamos, E.; Kapsiotis, A.; Filippidis, A.; Koroneos, A.; Grieco, G.; Ewing Rassios, A.; Kantiranis, N.; Papadopoulos, A.; Gamaletsos, P.N.; Godelitsas, A. (2017) Metallogeny of the Chrome Ores of the Xerolivado-Skoumtsa Mine, Vourinos Ophiolite, Greece: Implications on the genesis of IPGE-bearing high-Cr chromitites within a heterogeneously depleted mantle section. Ore Geology Reviews, 90. 226-242 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2017.03.013
Vourinos Ophiolite complex, Western Macedonia, Greece