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Paliochori beach (Paleochori bay), Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greecei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Paliochori beach (Paleochori bay) | Beach |
| Milos Island | Municipality |
| Milos | Regional Unit |
| South Aegean | Administrative Region |
| Greece | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 40' 29'' North , 24° 30' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Zefyría | 176 (2016) | 3.7km |
| Adámas | 1,347 (2015) | 8.3km |
| Pollonia | 272 (2014) | 9.8km |
| Péran Triovasálos | 649 (2015) | 10.2km |
| Trypití | 540 (2016) | 10.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Paleochori beach
Other Languages:
Greek:
Παραλία Παλιοχωρίου, Μήλος, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Μήλου, Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα
Large beach with rocks affected by fumarolic activity. There are also numerous underwater springs of hot water.
Natural assemblages of iron (mono)sulfides from an active, shallow-sea, hydrothermal system off Milos Island, Hellenic Volcanic Arc (HVA), Greece. This shallow-sea system is widely known because the discharging, H2S-rich hydrothermal fluids contain the highest concentration of arsenic reported for any submarine hydrothermal system. Moreover, it is characteristic that the venting areas host diverse populations of SRM and sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (SOB), forming patches of white, yellow, and orange color. The availability of reactive iron species and H2S (both biologic and geogenic), the prevalence of SRM and SOB in the hydro- thermal precipitates, and the accessibility of this shallow-sea site render it a natural biogeochemical laboratory for the study of metastable iron (mono)sulfides and their ties to sulfur, iron, and carbon biogeochemical cycling.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Greigite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | Fe(S,As)2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Greigite | Fe2+Fe23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | Fe(S,As)2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Greigite | Fe2+Fe23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | Fe(S,As)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | Fe(S,As)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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References
Voudouris, Panagiotis, Kati, Marianna, Magganas, Andreas, Keith, Manuel, Valsami-Jones, Eugenia, Haase, Karsten, Klemd, Reiner, Nestmeyer, Mark (2020) Arsenian Pyrite and Cinnabar from Active Submarine Nearshore Vents, Paleochori Bay, Milos Island, Greece. Minerals, 11 (1) 14 doi:10.3390/min11010014
Nestmeyer, Mark, Keith, Manuel, Haase, Karsten M., Klemd, Reiner, Voudouris, Panagiotis, Schwarz-Schampera, Ulrich, Strauss, Harald, Kati, Marianna, Magganas, Andreas (2021) Trace Element Signatures in Pyrite and Marcasite From Shallow Marine Island Arc-Related Hydrothermal Vents, Calypso Vents, New Zealand, and Paleochori Bay, Greece. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9. doi:10.3389/feart.2021.641654
[1]Kotopoulou, Electra, Godelitsas, Athanasios, Göttlicher, Jörg, Steininger, Ralph, Price, Roy, Fike, David A., Amend, Jan P., Gilhooly, William P., Druschell, Gregory, Nomikou, Paraskevi, Gamaletsos, Platon N., Lozios, Stylianos (2022) Metastable Iron (Mono)sulfides in the Shallow-Sea Hydrothermal Sediments of Milos, Greece. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6 (4) 920-931 doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00305
Paliochori beach, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece