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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pevkos (Pefkos), Limassol Forest Complex, Limassol District, Cyprus
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968223
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968223:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLakxia tou Mavrou, Limassol District, Cyprus
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘHadjipavlou chromite mine, Limassol District, Cyprus
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘKannoures chromite mine, Nicosia District, Cyprus
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘKokkinorotsos chromite mine (Chrome Mine), Limassol 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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