Profitis Ilias, Chios, Chios, North Aegean, Greece i
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Rhyolite occurrence on the SE coast.
The rhyolite contains primary almandine and spessartine-rich garnet and zinnwaldite phenocrysts, along with feldspar (plagioclase and sanidine) phenocrysts.

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Rhyolite

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ⓘ Almandine

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

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Mitropoulos, P., Katerinopoulos, A., Kokkinakis, A. (1999) Occurrence of primary almandine-spessartine-rich garnet and zinnwaldite phenocrysts in a Neogene rhyolite on the island of Chios, Aegean Sea, Greece. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (4) 503-510 doi:10.1180/002646199548673

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

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ⓘ Sanidine

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

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ⓘ Spessartine

Formula: Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

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ⓘ 'Zinnwaldite'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Spessartine	9.AD.25	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Sanidine	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Zinnwaldite'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Spessartine	Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Aegean Sea PlateTectonic Plate

Eurasian Plate

Cycladian Back-arcBack-arc Basin

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Profitis Ilias, Chios, Chios, North Aegean, Greece i
Regional Level Types
Profitis Ilias Occurrence
Chios Municipality
Chios Regional Unit
North Aegean Administrative Region
Greece Country