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Minerals of Greece
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Adamite
Adamite / Lavrion mining district / Greece
3,4x2,2 cm. Serpieri No.60 shaft
Oct/1997
Sample was published in Lapis 24/7-8
the double issue for Lavrion mines.
Ex. W.&K. Wendel Collection
now L.Randos Collection
3,4x2,2 cm. Serpieri No.60 shaft
Oct/1997
Sample was published in Lapis 24/7-8
the double issue for Lavrion mines.
Ex. W.&K. Wendel Collection
now L.Randos Collection
Adamite -Lavrion-
One of the few that size crystals of green Adamite found by old prospectors, crystal measures ~1.5cm wide
Adamite "The eye of God"
L.Rantos Collection
Adamite balls - Lavrion
Adamite on Smithsonite -Lavrion-
Smithsonite covered by a small layer of Calcite with Blue crystals of Adamite
Adamite Plate
L.Rantos Collection
Amethyst on Smoky scepter
Dasoto, Kato Nevrokopi basin, Drama prefecture, East Macedonia, Greece
Andradite -Kimmeria Xanthi-
Propably the best sample of Andradite Garnet in my collection, found in 2020 on a prospecting trip to Northern Greece
Andradite Garnet -Kimmeria Xanthi-
A nice red Garnet with size of ~1cm from the well known locality of Kimmeria on Northern Greece, some of the most well known speciments were found by Tasos Tsinidis.
Aragonite over Calcite
Two generations of the same mineral but with different formation sercumstances from Sounio Mines
Azurite and Malachite
Azurite from the famous 2017 find
Azurite Blades
Azurite from the legendary find of 2017
Azurite Blades
Azurite from the legendary find of 2017
Baryte -Palaiokamariza-
Classic red Baryte crystals with lots on white Calcite balls all over the speciment
Baryte -Sounio-
Nice big white Baryte crystals on matrix
Baryte from Serifos island
Calcite
Double Terminated Calcite (DogTooth var) from the ancient part of Esperanza mine / Lavrion
Calcite
Huge Calcite (bigger crystal measures ~ 6cm) from the Ancient parts of Esperanza mine / Lavrion
Chalcanthite
Hillarion mine 3rd Level
Copper
L.Rantos Collection
Copper Aragonite -Lavrion-
Aragonite on schist matrix that has a blue tint due to Copper inclusions
Copper Aragonite -Lavrion-
Aragonite on schist matrix that has a blue tint due to Copper inclusions
Copper Tree
L.Rantos Collection
Epidote & Quartz
A really nice piece of Epidote with Quartz from the Skarn zones of Xanthi
Epidote & Quartz
A really nice piece of Epidote with Quartz from the Skarn zones of Xanthi
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