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Dardesa, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece i
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Dardesa Village
Elaiochori Mining Sub-district (Abandoned)
Lavreotiki Municipality
East Attica Regional Unit
Attica Administrative Region
Greece Country

Dardesa, Elaiochori, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Regional Level Types
Dardesa	Village
Elaiochori	Mining Sub-district (Abandoned)
Lavreotiki	Municipality
East Attica	Regional Unit
Attica	Administrative Region
Greece	Country

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Mindat Locality ID:

457442

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:457442:5

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ⓘ Iron

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Dardesa mines, Dardesa, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

References:

Papadimitriou, George D. (2012): The shaft furnaces in Dardesa and the exploitation of manganiferous iron ores in the Laurion area at the end of 19th to the beginning of the 20th century. Οryktos Plutos (Mineral Wealth) 164, 7-32. (in Greek, with extended English abstract) https://www.oryktosploutos.net/2022/12/freatodis-kaminoi/

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Dardesa mines, Dardesa, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

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ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Dardesa mines, Dardesa, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

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ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: Dardesa mines, Dardesa, Elaiochori, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Localities in this Region

Greece

Attica
- East Attica
  - Lavreotiki
    - Elaiochori
      - Dardesa
        Dardesa mines

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Greece

Attica
- East Attica
  - Lavreotiki
    - Lavrion Mines and Slag LocalitiesMining Region
    - Lavrion Mining DistrictGroup of Mining Districts

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