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Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greecei
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Heazlewoodite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Vaesite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Heazlewoodite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Heazlewoodite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Vaesite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Heazlewoodite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Heazlewoodite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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Vaesite, etc.

Vavdos mine, Polygyros, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 25' 26'' North , 23° 17' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.42413,23.28343
GRN:
N27E13
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vávdos380 (2014)3.4km
Galátista2,537 (2014)4.9km
Símantra2,421 (2014)9.0km
Áyios Pródhromos408 (2014)9.4km
Galarinós334 (2014)9.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
28271
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28271:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vavdos ophiolite
Other Languages:
Greek:
Βάβδος, Πολύγυρος, Χαλκιδική, Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα


Magnesite mine. The magnesite veins cross-cut dunite, serpentinite and websterite rock types.
Magnesite veins in brown serpentinite may be as thick as 2 m and most are surrounded by stockworks of smaller veins (Dabitzias, 1980).
The deposits in 1976 had been mined to depths of 60 to 70 m where the magnesite vein systems continue to be strong (Dabitzias, 1980).

PGM (predominantly laurite) occur in high-Cr podiform chromitites associated with dunite bodies hosted within residual mantle harzburgite (Sideridis et al., 2021).

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Mineral List


25 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
References:
Dabitzias, S. G. (1980) Petrology and genesis of the Vavdos cryptocrystalline magnesite deposits, Chalkidiki Peninsula, northern Greece. Economic Geology, 75 (8) 1138-1151 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.75.8.1138
Grieco, G., Pedrotti, M., Moroni, M. (2011) Metamorphic redistribution of Cr within chromitites and its influence on chromite ore enrichment. Minerals Engineering, 24 (2). 102-107 doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2010.09.010
Sideridis, Alkiviadis, Koutsovitis, Petros, Tsikouras, Basilios, Karkalis, Christos, Hauzenberger, Christoph, Zaccarini, Federica, Tsitsanis, Pavlos, Lazaratou, Christina, Skliros, Vasilios, Panagiotaras, Dionisios, Papoulis, Dimitrios, Hatzipanagiotou, Konstantin (2022) Pervasive Listwaenitization: The Role of Subducted Sediments within Mantle Wedge, W. Chalkidiki Ophiolites, N. Greece. Minerals, 12 (8) 1000 doi:10.3390/min12081000
ⓘ 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMaucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘvar. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘVermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘPalygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
ⓘSepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Oⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mgⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Alⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Crⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Feⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Feⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MaucheriteNi11As8
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
AsArsenic
Asⓘ MaucheriteNi11As8
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines (1947). Mineral Trade Notes, 25(3), 1-42 https://books.google.com/books?id=_25OAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PP1
(1948) World news on mineral occurrences. Rocks and Minerals, 23 (2) 121-131
Dabitzias, S. G. (1980) Petrology and genesis of the Vavdos cryptocrystalline magnesite deposits, Chalkidiki Peninsula, northern Greece. Economic Geology, 75 (8) 1138-1151 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.75.8.1138
Burgath, K., Grissemann, C., Johannes, W., Jung, D., Knolke, H., Cockel, F., Makris, J., Mohr, M., Mussalam, K., Raschka, H., (1981). On the genesis of magnesite deposits in Northern Greece. In Proc. Int. Symp. of Unesco, Project (No. 169, pp. 226-239).
Grieco, G., Pedrotti, M., Moroni, M. (2011) Metamorphic redistribution of Cr within chromitites and its influence on chromite ore enrichment. Minerals Engineering, 24 (2). 102-107 doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2010.09.010
Sideridis, Alkiviadis, Koutsovitis, Petros, Tsikouras, Basilios, Karkalis, Christos, Hauzenberger, Christoph, Zaccarini, Federica, Tsitsanis, Pavlos, Lazaratou, Christina, Skliros, Vasilios, Panagiotaras, Dionisios, Papoulis, Dimitrios, Hatzipanagiotou, Konstantin (2022) Pervasive Listwaenitization: The Role of Subducted Sediments within Mantle Wedge, W. Chalkidiki Ophiolites, N. Greece. Minerals, 12 (8) 1000 doi:10.3390/min12081000
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