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Tsangli mine, Eretria, Farsala, Larissa, Thessaly, Greecei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tsangli mine | Mine (Inactive) |
| Eretria | Village |
| Farsala | Municipality |
| Larissa | Regional Unit |
| Thessaly | Administrative Region |
| Greece | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 17' 55'' North , 22° 37' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eleftherochóri | 101 (2015) | 2.7km |
| Perívlepto | 266 (2015) | 6.1km |
| Kokkína | 202 (2015) | 7.7km |
| Ágios Dimítrios Perivléptou | 144 (2015) | 9.0km |
| Kokolaíika | 102 (2015) | 11.4km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Ερέτρια, Όθρυς Όρος, Φθιώτιδα, Στερεά Ελλάδα, Ελλάδ
A currently (2022) inactive chromium mine which started in 1870 (Zaccarini et al., 2020).
The chromitite ore occurs as lenticular and irregular bodies hosted in a strongly serpentinized mantle peridotite. Brittle and brecciated forms are common in both ore and host rock.
The chromitite ore occurs as lenticular and irregular bodies hosted in a strongly serpentinized mantle peridotite. Brittle and brecciated forms are common in both ore and host rock.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
17 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenotučekite (TL) | 2.BB. | Ni18Sb3AsS16 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Breithauptite | 2.CC.05 | NiSb |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Merenskyite | 2.EA.20 | PdTe2 |
| ⓘ | Erlichmanite | 2.EB.05a | OsS2 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Osarsite | 2.EB.20 | (Os,Ru)AsS |
| ⓘ | Ruarsite | 2.EB.20 | (Ru,Os)AsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite ? | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10084760 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- DinaridesAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
Greece
- Othrys ophiolite complexComplex
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References
Economou, M.I.; Naldrett, A.J. (1984) Sulfides associated with podiform bodies of chromite at Tsangli, Eretria, Greece. Mineralium Deposita, 19 (4). 289-297 doi:10.1007/bf00204383
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
Zaccarini, Federica, Bindi, Luca, Tsikouras, Basilios, Grammatikopoulos, Tassos, Stanley, Christopher J., Garuti, Giorgio (2020) Arsenotučekite, Ni18Sb3AsS16, a new mineral from the Tsangli chromitites, Othrys ophiolite, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology, 114 (5). 435-442 doi:10.1007/s00710-020-00712-0
Tsangli mine, Eretria, Farsala, Larissa, Thessaly, Greece