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Chalcopyrite from
Pevkos (Pefkos), Limassol Forest Complex, Limassol District, Cyprus


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pevkos (Pefkos), Limassol Forest Complex, Limassol District, Cyprus
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968216
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968216:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLakxia tou Mavrou, Limassol District, Cyprus
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘKalavassos Mines (Kalavasson Madeni), Kalavasos, Larnaca District, Cyprus
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘWest Apliki Mine, Apliki, Nicosia District, Cyprus
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘMathiati Mine, Mathiatis, Nicosia District, Cyprus
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘKokkinopezoula Mine, Mitsero, Nicosia District, Cyprus
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘKokkinoyia Mine, Mitsero, Nicosia District, Cyprus
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘAlmyras, Agia Varvara, Nicosia District, Cyprus
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘAgrokipia A deposit, Agrokipia, Nicosia District, Cyprus
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘThree Hills Mine, Skouriotissa, Nicosia District, Cyprus
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘPhoucasa Mine, Skouriotissa, Nicosia District, Cyprus
References
Foose, Michael P., Economou, Maria, Panayiotou, A. (1985) Compositional and mineralogic constraints on the genesis of ophiolite hosted nickel mineralization in the Pevkos area, Limassol Forest, Cyprus. Mineralium Deposita, 20 (4). 234-240 doi:10.1007/bf00204279
Thalhammer, O., Stumpfl, E.F., Panayiotou, A. (1986) Postmagmatic, hydrothermal origin of sulfide and arsenide mineralizations at Limassol Forest, Cyprus. Mineralium Deposita, 21 (2). 95-105 doi:10.1007/bf00204268
 
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