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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greecei
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Cape Vani

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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
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Cape Vani, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 44' 57'' North , 24° 21' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.74924,24.35283
GRN:
N25E14
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pláka749 (2014)6.2km
Mílos819 (2015)6.6km
Trypití540 (2016)6.8km
Triovasálos838 (2015)7.2km
Péran Triovasálos649 (2015)7.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
7823
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7823:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vani deposit
Other Languages:
Greek:
Ακρωτήριο Βάνη, Μήλος, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Μήλου, Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Ελλάδα


A manganese-oxide (-baryte) deposit.
Manganese was mined from 1886 to 1909 and from 1916 to 1928 producing 220,000 tons of Mn. Baryte veins are common in the main pits and also in many prospects and outcrops around the area. The mine covers ~1 km2 area and is a restricted to a Quaternary intravolcanic rift basin.

Reef limestone is hydrothermally mineralized by Mn-oxides and barite. Manganese occurs as thin layers, as cement of sandstone and as metasomatic replacement of the limestone, including abundant fossil shells.

Also occurring are banded iron-rich (hematite) sedimentary rocks containing substantial clastic materials (Sun et al., 2022).

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Mineral List


22 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Barite occurs in the manganese pits and elsewhere around this area as white crystals up to 5cm.
References:
Hein, J. R.
Stamatakis, M. G.
Kilias, S.P.
Ivarsson, M.
Fru, E.C.
Rattray, J.E.
Gustafsson, H.
Naden, J.
Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.
Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.
KILIAS, S. P. (2012). MICROBIAL MAT–RELATED STRUCTURES IN THE QUATERNARY CAPE VANI MANGANESE-OXIDE (-BARITE) DEPOSIT, NW MILOS ISLAND, GREECE. Microbial Mats in Siliciclastic Depositional Systems Through Time, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication, 101, 97-100.
Kilias, Stephanos P., Ivarsson, Magnus, Chi Fru, Ernest Chi, Rattray, Jayne E., Gustafsson, Håkan, Naden, Jonathan, Detsi, Kleopatra (2020) Precipitation of Mn Oxides in Quaternary Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS), Cape Vani Paleo-Hydrothermal Vent Field, Milos, Greece. Minerals, 10 (6) 536 doi:10.3390/min10060536
Vasilatos, Charalampos, Kampouroglou, Evdokia E., Megremi, Ifigeneia, Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria (2022) Bio-Geochemical Processes: Insights from Fe-Mn Mineralization in the Aegean Sea (Greece). Minerals, 12 (10). 1303 doi:10.3390/min12101303
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Birnessite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Franklinite
Formula: Zn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Vasilatos, Charalampos, Kampouroglou, Evdokia E., Megremi, Ifigeneia, Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria (2022) Bio-Geochemical Processes: Insights from Fe-Mn Mineralization in the Aegean Sea (Greece). Minerals, 12 (10). 1303 doi:10.3390/min12101303
Sun, Si, Klemd, Reiner, Voudouris, Panagiotis (2022) Early Pleistocene banded iron-rich sedimentary rocks at Cape Vani, Milos Island, Greece: A modern analogue of Precambrian banded iron formations?. Sedimentary Geology, 438. 106198 doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2022.106198
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
ⓘ Hetaerolite
Formula: ZnMn2O4
ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite
Formula: Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
References:
Kilias, S.P.
Ivarsson, M.
Fru, E.C.
Rattray, J.E.
Gustafsson, H.
Naden, J.
KILIAS, S. P. (2012). MICROBIAL MAT–RELATED STRUCTURES IN THE QUATERNARY CAPE VANI MANGANESE-OXIDE (-BARITE) DEPOSIT, NW MILOS ISLAND, GREECE. Microbial Mats in Siliciclastic Depositional Systems Through Time, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication, 101, 97-100.
Kilias, Stephanos P., Ivarsson, Magnus, Chi Fru, Ernest Chi, Rattray, Jayne E., Gustafsson, Håkan, Naden, Jonathan, Detsi, Kleopatra (2020) Precipitation of Mn Oxides in Quaternary Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS), Cape Vani Paleo-Hydrothermal Vent Field, Milos, Greece. Minerals, 10 (6) 536 doi:10.3390/min10060536
Vasilatos, Charalampos, Kampouroglou, Evdokia E., Megremi, Ifigeneia, Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria (2022) Bio-Geochemical Processes: Insights from Fe-Mn Mineralization in the Aegean Sea (Greece). Minerals, 12 (10). 1303 doi:10.3390/min12101303
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
ⓘ 'Hollandite Supergroup'
Formula: A2+[M4+6M3+2]O16
ⓘ Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Manjiroite
Formula: Na(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Native Manganese'
Formula: Mn
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
References:
Hein, J. R.
Stamatakis, M. G.
Kilias, S.P.
Ivarsson, M.
Fru, E.C.
Rattray, J.E.
Gustafsson, H.
Naden, J.
Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.
KILIAS, S. P. (2012). MICROBIAL MAT–RELATED STRUCTURES IN THE QUATERNARY CAPE VANI MANGANESE-OXIDE (-BARITE) DEPOSIT, NW MILOS ISLAND, GREECE. Microbial Mats in Siliciclastic Depositional Systems Through Time, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication, 101, 97-100.
Kilias, Stephanos P., Ivarsson, Magnus, Chi Fru, Ernest Chi, Rattray, Jayne E., Gustafsson, Håkan, Naden, Jonathan, Detsi, Kleopatra (2020) Precipitation of Mn Oxides in Quaternary Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS), Cape Vani Paleo-Hydrothermal Vent Field, Milos, Greece. Minerals, 10 (6) 536 doi:10.3390/min10060536
Vasilatos, Charalampos, Kampouroglou, Evdokia E., Megremi, Ifigeneia, Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria (2022) Bio-Geochemical Processes: Insights from Fe-Mn Mineralization in the Aegean Sea (Greece). Minerals, 12 (10). 1303 doi:10.3390/min12101303
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Barite occurs in the manganese pits and elsewhere around this area as white crystals up to 5cm.
References:
Kilias, S.P.
Ivarsson, M.
Fru, E.C.
Rattray, J.E.
Gustafsson, H.
Naden, J.
Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.
Kilias, Stephanos P., Ivarsson, Magnus, Chi Fru, Ernest Chi, Rattray, Jayne E., Gustafsson, Håkan, Naden, Jonathan, Detsi, Kleopatra (2020) Precipitation of Mn Oxides in Quaternary Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS), Cape Vani Paleo-Hydrothermal Vent Field, Milos, Greece. Minerals, 10 (6) 536 doi:10.3390/min10060536
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Ramsdellite
Formula: Mn4+O2
References:
Hein, J. R.
Stamatakis, M. G.
Kilias, S.P.
Ivarsson, M.
Fru, E.C.
Rattray, J.E.
Gustafsson, H.
Naden, J.
Dowling, J. S. (2000): Trace metal-rich Quaternary hydrothermal manganese oxide and barite deposit, Milos Island, Greece. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, B67-B76.
KILIAS, S. P. (2012). MICROBIAL MAT–RELATED STRUCTURES IN THE QUATERNARY CAPE VANI MANGANESE-OXIDE (-BARITE) DEPOSIT, NW MILOS ISLAND, GREECE. Microbial Mats in Siliciclastic Depositional Systems Through Time, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication, 101, 97-100.
Kilias, Stephanos P., Ivarsson, Magnus, Chi Fru, Ernest Chi, Rattray, Jayne E., Gustafsson, Håkan, Naden, Jonathan, Detsi, Kleopatra (2020) Precipitation of Mn Oxides in Quaternary Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS), Cape Vani Paleo-Hydrothermal Vent Field, Milos, Greece. Minerals, 10 (6) 536 doi:10.3390/min10060536
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
ⓘ Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
ⓘ Vernadite
Formula: (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Wad'
Description: Barite occurs in the manganese pits and elsewhere around this area as white crystals up to 5cm.
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ'Native Manganese' ?1.AE.30Mn
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘFranklinite4.BB.05Zn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘJacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHetaerolite4.BB.10ZnMn2O4
ⓘvar. Hydrohetaerolite4.BB.10Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘRamsdellite4.DB.15aMn4+O2
ⓘCoronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘManjiroite4.DK.05aNa(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘRomanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
ⓘTodorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
ⓘVernadite4.FE.40(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘBirnessite4.FL.45(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Hollandite Supergroup'-A2+[M4+6M3+2]O16

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Hⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Hⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ManjiroiteNa(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RamsdelliteMn4+O2
Oⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Oⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Oⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Hollandite SupergroupA2+[M64+M23+]O16
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Naⓘ ManjiroiteNa(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Naⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Naⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Mgⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Caⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Caⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Mnⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Mnⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mnⓘ ManjiroiteNa(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RamsdelliteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Mnⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mnⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
Mnⓘ Native ManganeseMn
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Vernadite(Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 · nH2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Znⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Znⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Baⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Baⓘ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
PbLead
Pbⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

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Liakopoulos, A., Glasby, G. P., Papavassiliou, C. T. and Boulegue, J. (2001) Nature and origin of the Vani manganese deposit, Milos, Greece: an overview. Ore Geol. Rev., 18, 181–209. [Erratum in Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 19, Issues 3–4, April 2002, Page 205]
Ivarsson, M., Kilias, S. P., Broman, C., Naden, J., & Detsi, K. (2010). Fossilized microorganisms preserved as fluid inclusions in epithermal veins, Vani Mn-Ba deposit, Milos Island, Greece.
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Kilias, Stephanos P., Ivarsson, Magnus, Chi Fru, Ernest Chi, Rattray, Jayne E., Gustafsson, Håkan, Naden, Jonathan, Detsi, Kleopatra (2020) Precipitation of Mn Oxides in Quaternary Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures (MISS), Cape Vani Paleo-Hydrothermal Vent Field, Milos, Greece. Minerals, 10 (6) 536 doi:10.3390/min10060536
Schaarschmidt, Anna, Haase, Karsten M., Klemd, Reiner, Keith, Manuel, Voudouris, Panagiotis C., Alfieris, Dimitrios, Strauss, Harald, Wiedenbeck, Michael (2021) Boiling effects on trace element and sulfur isotope compositions of sulfides in shallow-marine hydrothermal systems: Evidence from Milos Island, Greece. Chemical Geology, 583. 120457 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120457
Vasilatos, Charalampos, Kampouroglou, Evdokia E., Megremi, Ifigeneia, Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria (2022) Bio-Geochemical Processes: Insights from Fe-Mn Mineralization in the Aegean Sea (Greece). Minerals, 12 (10). 1303 doi:10.3390/min12101303
Sun, Si, Klemd, Reiner, Voudouris, Panagiotis (2022) Early Pleistocene banded iron-rich sedimentary rocks at Cape Vani, Milos Island, Greece: A modern analogue of Precambrian banded iron formations?. Sedimentary Geology, 438. 106198 doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2022.106198
Wind, Sandra C.; Hannington, Mark D.; Schneider, David A.; Fietzke, Jan; Kilias, Stephanos P.; Bruce Gemmell, J. (2023) Origin of Hydrothermal Barite in Polymetallic Veins and Carbonate-Hosted Deposits of the Cyclades Continental Back Arc. Economic Geology, 118 (8). 1959-1994 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5028
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