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Found Here
Geology and deposit
The Sulfides-Chromite-Magnetite Association Is Found Within Serpentinte Of A Thickness About 100m. Brittle And Brecciated Forms Are Common In Both Ore And Host Rock
Peripheral Parts Of Some Chromite Pods
Metamorphism Characterized By Greenschist Facies Assemblages. The Alteration Silicate Mineralogy Of Host Rock Close To The Contact With Ore Consists Of Serpentine,Chlorite,Pyroxene And Garnet
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Production size
- Small
- Discovered
- 1975
Records and references
MASTORIS,K. 1979. THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF ERETRIA (TSAGLI). INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL AND MINING RESEARCH (I.G.M.R)ATHENS(IN GREEK)ECONOMOU M.1981. A SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE COPPER SULFIDES GEENITE AND SPIONKOPITE IN ERETICA N. JB MINER.M 489-494ECONOMOU M.1982. UNUSUAL ASSOCIATION OF FE-NI-CO-CU SULFIDES WITH CHROMITE AND MAGNETITE IN ERETRIA AREA(TSAGLI). CHEM. ERDE 41:325-336ECONOMOU M. NALDRETT A.1981. ORIGIN OF SULFIDES ASSOCIATED WITH PODIFORM CHROMITE. ANNUAL REPORT S.R.C,UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOECONOMOU M,NALDRETT A. SULFIDES ASSOCIATED WITH PODIFORM BODIFORM BODIES OF CHROMITE AT TSANGLI,ERETRIA,GREECE. MINERALIUM DESPOSITA (IN PRESS)
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10084760 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 39.29882, 22.61842
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
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