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Amiantos Mine, Amiantos, Limassol District, Cyprusi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Amiantos Mine | Mine |
| Amiantos | Village |
| Limassol District | District |
| Cyprus | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 55' 22'' North , 32° 54' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| KÃĄto AmÃantos | 229 (2014) | 2.2km |
| PelÃĐndri | 1,237 (2014) | 5.9km |
| KyperoÚnta | 1,560 (2014) | 6.0km |
| SpÃlia | 169 (2014) | 6.2km |
| MoniÃĄtis | 312 (2014) | 6.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Amiandos Asbestos Mine
An asbestos mine(chrysotile) owned previously by The Tunnel Asbestos Cement Co., then by the Cyprus Asbestos Mines, Ltd.
Crystals of aragonite have been found in fissures at roadside rock exposures, asbestos is also visible. Road from Trodoos to Pano Amiandos at the northern periphery of the open pit.
The asbestos mine covers an area of 3.3 sq/ km and is the biggest deposit of chrysotile asbest in Europe. It operated during 1904-1988 applying the surface exploitation method for the ore recovery, especially that of the open benches. it is estimated that approximately 130.000.000 tons of ore were extracted which, after processing resulting in the production of 995.000 tons of asbestos fibre concentrates.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | â Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | â Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Cyprus
- Troodos mountain rangeMountain Range
Indian Plate (India Plate)
- Zagros OrogenAccretionary Complex
Island of CyprusIsland
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References
Dmitry Tonkacheev (2025) Vestnik Kipra.https://vkcyprus.com/useful/88316-stoilo-li-prekrashhat-dobychu-asbesta-na-kipre/
Amiantos Mine, Amiantos, Limassol District, Cyprus