The Ni-Cu-Co-(As) mineralized zone at Lakxia tou Mavrou lies within sheared, serpentinized mantle rocks of the western Limassol Forest Complex, near a faulted boundary with the sheeted dike complex and, therefore, within the original ocean-floor transform-tectonized domain and at relatively deep levels (~3–4 km) beneath the sea floor of the original transform fault valley. Its local geologic setting is complex, due to multiple generations of sea floor and uplift-related deformation but decipherable in the broader context of the tectonics of the Limassol Forest Complex. Mineralization at Lakxia tou Mavrou is preserved in the east-west serpentinite shear zone, where it is spatially associated with Transform Sequence intrusions. Greenschist facies, slightly rodingitized, hydrothermally altered boninitic dikes have been intruded into serpentinite, chilled, and then sheared/boudinaged into centimeter- to meter-sized phacoidal blocks within the phyllonitic serpentinite shear zone. The dikes are also notable for containing 1 to 2% of 2- to 3-mm-diameter spherical sulfide blebs. The vertical E-W– trending host serpentinite shear zone has dextral S-C shear sense indicators, with chrysotile forming the main serpentinite polymorph, indicating that most deformation took place at temperatures in the range of 200° to 300°C.

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15 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Andalusite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

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Martin, Andrew J., MacLeod, Christopher J., McFall, Katie A., McDonald, Iain, Jamieson, John W., Cox, Sophie (2023) Ultramafic-Hosted Ni-Cu-Co-(As) Mineralization from an Ancient Oceanic Transform Fault Zone in the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus: An Analogue for Ultramafic Sea-Floor Massive Sulfide Mineralization?. Economic Geology, 118 (5) 1125-1147 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4996

ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

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ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

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Thalhammer, O., Stumpfl, E.F., Panayiotou, A. (1986) Postmagmatic, hydrothermal origin of sulfide and arsenide mineralizations at Limassol Forest, Cyprus. Mineralium Deposita, 21 (2). 95-105 doi:10.1007/bf00204268

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ Chromite var. Ferrichromite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Cr³⁺,Fe³⁺)₂O₄

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ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

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ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

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ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

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ⓘ Isocubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

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ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs₂

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ Maucherite

Formula: Ni₁₁As₈

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ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

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ⓘ Valleriite

Formula: (Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Maucherite	2.AB.15	Ni₁₁As₈
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Cubanite	2.CB.55a	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Isocubanite	2.CB.55b	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Löllingite	2.EB.15a	FeAs₂
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Valleriite	2.FD.30	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Chromite var. Ferrichromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Cr³⁺,Fe³⁺)₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Andalusite	9.AF.10	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	var. Chiastolite	9.AF.10	Al₂(SiO₄)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
O	ⓘ Chromite var. Ferrichromite	Fe²⁺(Cr³⁺,Fe³⁺)₂O₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Chromite var. Ferrichromite	Fe²⁺(Cr³⁺,Fe³⁺)₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
Fe	ⓘ Chromite var. Ferrichromite	Fe²⁺(Cr³⁺,Fe³⁺)₂O₄
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Maucherite	Ni₁₁As₈
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Cu	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Cu	ⓘ Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
As	ⓘ Maucherite	Ni₁₁As₈

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate

AsiaContinent

Cyprus

Troodos mountain rangeMountain Range

Indian Plate (India Plate)

Zagros OrogenAccretionary Complex

Island of CyprusIsland

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References

Thalhammer, O., Stumpfl, E.F., Panayiotou, A. (1986) Sulphide and Arsenide Mineralization at Limassol Forest, Cyprus. Pp. 86-90 in W.E. Petrascheck and S. Jankovic, Eds.: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenreihe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Band 8 (Geotectonic Evolution and Metallogeny of the Mediterranean Area and Western Asia, Proceedings of the Final Symposium of IGCP Project 169 Leoben, October 1984), 298 pp. https://opac.geologie.ac.at/ais312/dokumente/SchriftR_Erdw_Komm_8_Komplett.pdf

[1]Martin, Andrew J., MacLeod, Christopher J., McFall, Katie A., McDonald, Iain, Jamieson, John W., Cox, Sophie (2023) Ultramafic-Hosted Ni-Cu-Co-(As) Mineralization from an Ancient Oceanic Transform Fault Zone in the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus: An Analogue for Ultramafic Sea-Floor Massive Sulfide Mineralization?. Economic Geology, 118 (5) 1125-1147 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4996

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