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Kerames, Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete, Greecei
Regional Level Types
KeramesVillage
Agios VasileiosMunicipality
RethymnoRegional Unit
CreteAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 9' 41'' North , 24° 30' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.16148,24.51593
GRN:
N24E15
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Spílion710 (2012)6.7km
Lefkógeia283 (2015)6.8km
Marioú303 (2015)10.0km
Patsós271 (2015)10.8km
Myrthianós Plakiás182 (2015)11.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
72872
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72872:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Green schist with quartz-carpholite segregation lenses (aluminous metasediments belonging to HP metamorphic phyllite-quartzite unit of Crete) occuring south of the village of Kerames and mentioned in Theye et al. (1992).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Ferrocarpholite
Formula: Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘFerrocarpholite9.DB.05Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ FerrocarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2

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References

Theye, Thomas, Seidel, Eberhard, Vidal, Olivier (1992) Carpholite, sudoite, and chloritoid in low-grade high-pressure metapelites from Crete and the Peloponnese, Greece. European Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (3) 487-507 doi:10.1127/ejm/4/3/0487
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