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Profitis Ilias, Mani peninsula, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greecei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Profitis Ilias | Quarry |
| Mani peninsula | Peninsula |
| Laconia | Regional Unit |
| Peloponnese | Administrative Region |
| Greece | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 30' 18'' North , 22° 27' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kokkála | 238 (2015) | 2.5km |
| Kótronas | 292 (2015) | 13.0km |
| Flomochóri | 151 (2015) | 13.3km |
| Pýrgos Diroú | 246 (2015) | 15.3km |
| Areópoli | 888 (2015) | 19.4km |
Red marble (rosso antico). Red marble with foliation and white stripes or veins along the foliation. Twenty-one ancient (Late Bronze, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine period) and modern (19th and 20th cent) quarries. 5-7 relatively large quarry faces, near the road that leads to the settlement of Profitis Ilias. The rest, in an inaccessible area further south towards the region of Lagia.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'White mica' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'White mica' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Aegean Sea PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
- Outer Aegean Non-volcanic ArcAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
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