Vourinos Mine, Voio, Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greecei
Regional Level Types | |
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Vourinos Mine | Mine |
Voio | Municipality |
Kozani | Regional Unit |
Western Macedonia | Administrative Region |
Greece | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 21° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~31km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
28278
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28278:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8f0f2bba-7e01-44b3-a1e6-4cb52ef89f8e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burinos, Bourinos
A chromium mine in chromite ore. In 1948 and according to the US Burreau Mineral Trade Notes, the mine was owned by Sotirios Papassotiriou and produced 70,000 tons of ore with grade >40% Cr.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β Laurite Formula: RuS2 |
β Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
β Osmium var. Iridosmine Formula: (Os,Ir) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
β | var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Laurite | RuS2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Ru | Ruthenium | |
Ru | β Laurite | RuS2 |
Ru | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Os | Osmium | |
Os | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Os | β Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
Ir | Iridium | |
Ir | β Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
Ir | β Osmium var. Iridosmine | (Os,Ir) |
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