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Agios Sostis, Sifnos, Milos, South Aegean, Greecei
Regional Level Types
Agios SostisMine
SifnosMunicipality
MilosRegional Unit
South AegeanAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 0' 44'' North , 24° 42' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.01223,24.71213
GRN:
N25E15
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Artemón800 (2014)3.6km
Kamárai245 (2014)4.1km
Apollonía869 (2014)4.4km
Káto Petálion109 (2014)4.6km
Kástron118 (2014)5.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
410792
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410792:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Pb-Ag mining in Antiquity, followed by modern Fe mining.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Litharge
Formula: PbO
ⓘ Robinsonite
Formula: Pb4Sb6S13
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘRobinsonite2.HC.20Pb4Sb6S13
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘLitharge4.AC.20PbO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ LithargePbO
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ LithargePbO
Pbⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Aegean Sea PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate

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References

Wagner, G.A. & Weisgerber, G. (1979): The ancient silver mine at Ayos Sostis on Siphnos (Greece). Archaeophysika 10, 209-222.
Wagner, G. A., Gentner, W., Gropengiesser, H. (1979) Evidence for third millenium lead-silver mining on Siphnos Island (Cyclades). Naturwissenschaften, 66 (3). 157-158 doi:10.1007/bf00368713
Wagner, G.A., Gentner, W., Gropengiesser, H., Gale, N.H. (1980). Early Bronze Age lead-silver mining and metallurgy in the Aegean: The ancient works on Siphnos. Pp. 63-85 in: Craddock, P.T. (Ed.): Scientific studies in early mining and extractive metallurgy. British Museum Occasional Paper No. 20, British Museum Research Laboratory, 175 pp. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24964463
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