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Metalio mine, Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, Greecei
Regional Level Types
Metalio mineMine (Inactive)
DomokosMunicipality
PhthiotisRegional Unit
Central GreeceAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 4' 47'' North , 22° 19' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.07978,22.32113
GRN:
N27E13
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Néa Mákrisi152 (2014)2.5km
Lévka147 (2014)3.8km
Xiniás459 (2014)4.2km
Omvriakí1,210 (2014)4.9km
Áyios Yeóryios Domokoú353 (2014)5.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
28300
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28300:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A chromium mine closed in 1947.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Cuproiridsite
Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCuproiridsite2.DA.05(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Sⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
OsOsmium
Osⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
IrIridium
Irⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Greece

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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
Garuti, G., Zaccarini, F., Economou-Eliopoulos, M. (1999) Paragenesis and composition of laurite from chromitites of Othrys (Greece): implications for Os-Ru fractionation in ophiolitic upper mantle of the Balkan peninsula. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (3). 312-319 doi:10.1007/s001260050206
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