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Thorikos Bay beach, Lavreotiki Municipal Unit, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greecei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Thorikos Bay beach | Beach |
| Lavreotiki Municipal Unit | Municipal Unit |
| Lavreotiki | Municipality |
| East Attica | Regional Unit |
| Attica | Administrative Region |
| Greece | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 43' 17'' North , 24° 3' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lávrio | 7,078 (2017) | 0.8km |
| Áno Thorikón | 215 (2014) | 1.0km |
| Thorikón | 227 (2014) | 1.8km |
| Ergatikés Katoikíes Attikís | 823 (2014) | 2.1km |
| Agios Geórgios Thorikoú | 141 (2014) | 3.1km |
The result of the extensive exploitation and processing during the nearly 5,000-year period of exploitation was the disposal of large quantities of mine and processing wastes in the broader Lavrion area without any environmental concern.
The main waste types in the eastern part of the Lavrion area, where the processing facilities were built, include:
— smelter slags that were disposed of close to the former smelting plants, with their total quantity estimated at 7 Mt. It is worth mentioning that the largest part of the slag has been removed due to the construction of the new Lavrion port in the early 2000s;
— carbonatic tailings (light) after hydromechanical processing of carbonate ore, estimated at 5 Mt;
— sulfidic flotation tailings with a total estimated quantity of ~0.8 Mt. The quantities disposed of in the southern part of Thorikos Bay reach approximately 120 kt, building a pile of waste with an average height of 3.5 m.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
19 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Cumengeite ? | 3.DB.20 | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Thorikosite ? | 3.DC.40 | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Phosgenite ? | 5.BE.20 | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Thorikosite | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| H | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Thorikosite | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Thorikosite | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| Cl | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Thorikosite | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Thorikosite | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Thorikosite | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| Pb | ⓘ Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 · 6H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Aegean Sea PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
- Cycladian Back-arcBack-arc Basin
Greece
- Attica
- East Attica
- Lavreotiki
- Lavrion Mines and Slag LocalitiesMining Region
- Lavrion Slag LocalitiesGroup of Slag Localities
- Lavreotiki
- East Attica
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References
[1]Triantafyllidis, Stavros Savvas; Anastasakis, Georgios; Papanastasiou, Anastasios; Stylianou, Charalambos; Kavros, Nikolaos; Pappa, Filothei K.; Tombros, Stylianos Fotios; Fitros, Michalis; Skliros, Vasilios (2023) Provenance of Coastal and Seabed Sediments Relative to Mining and Processing Wastes: The Case of Lavrion, Attiki Peninsula, Greece. Minerals, 14 (1). 33 doi:10.3390/min14010033
Thorikos Bay beach, Lavreotiki Municipal Unit, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece