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Skouriotissa Mine, Skouriotissa, Nicosia District, Cyprus

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An operating copper-gold-pyrite mine (VHMS-type Cu deposit). Started in 1914 and owned by Cyprus Mines Corp., then by Oxiana Resources NL. Orebody includes the Phoenix deposit. Mineralization is replacement lenses in andesite pillow lavas.

Impressive piles of slags at Skouriotissa mine are evidence of ancient mining activities.

Refs.:
- Rocks & Min.: 23:129; 64:48
- Dana 7:II: 465,467
- Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (Sep, 1947).
- www.lrz-muenchen.de/~ressourcen/activities/cyprus/cyprus_deposits.html
- http://www.taesp.arts.gla.ac.uk/Landscape/SIA/TS01.htm





 Map Reference: 35°5'59"N , 32°53'0"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 23:129; Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (Sep, 1947).; American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Coquimbite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 533.]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Covellite
    var: Blaubleibender Covellite
    Cu
     
    1.4
    		S
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Delafossite
    CuFeO
     
    2
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Fibroferrite
    Fe
    3+
     
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 616.]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Idaite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    6
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Collection Arliguie M]
    Site Photo
    Skouriotissa Mine, Skouriotissa, Nicosia District, Cyprus
    © Arliguie M
  		•  Mackinawite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990]
  		•  Mandarinoite
    Fe
     
    2
    		Se
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 64:48.]
  		•  Oregonite
    Ni
     
    2
    		FeAs
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990]
  		•  Paramelaconite
    Cu
     
    2
    		Cu
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 23:129; Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (Sep, 1947).; American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 64:48.; American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Tamarugite
    NaAl(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Dana 7:II: 465,467.]
  		•  Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [American Mineralogist (1975): 60: 1013-1018.]
  		•  Voltaite
    K
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
    5
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		Al[SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    12
    		 · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Dana 7:II: 465,467.]


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