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Hematite from
Akrotiri, Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece


Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Akrotiri, Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1210487
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1210487:7
GUID (UUID V4):dfc979fe-3eba-42d0-92b2-b9f5393264c4
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
96.9km (60.2 miles) Profitis Ilias Au deposit, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
References
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Composition of pigments of Santorini frescoes: The Rietveld method as an aid in qualitative phase analysis...the Greek group of volcanic islands known as Santorini have been examined by powder X-ray diffraction...ANALYSIS Excavations at Akrotiri on the Greek volcanic island Thera, the main island of the group of islands...islands known as Santorini, revealed a bronze age settlement that had been covered by a thick layer of pumice...The excavations showed that the islanders of Santorini had attained a high cultural and technical level
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desert by Loran E. Perry 10 A JOURNEY TO THE ISLAND OF SANTORINI Rock collecting, sightseeing and ancient...KNOW Some interesting facts about carnelian, hematite and bloodstone by Donald B. Greenwood DEPARTMENTS...Treasurer 4401 S W. Htll Street, Seattle, WA 98116 SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION Of MINERAL SOCIETIES d, E ...For additional Information and requeats to the South C.ntral Federation th 1E to fti ch fo A1 -...Faceting Books, 2232 78th Ave ., S .E. , Mercer Island, WA 98040. Now, to continue with our series of
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eclogite-facies rocks from Syros and Tinos žCyclades, Greece/ : implications for U–Pb zircon geochronology a...eclogite-facies rocks from Syros and Tinos ŽCyclades, Greece. include meta-ophiolitic blocks of .. These blocks...Eclogites; Jadeitites; Syros; Tinos; Cyclades; Greece; Metasomatism; Trace-element enrichment; Rare earth...distinguished ŽFig. 2.. The structurally highest Akrotiri Unit consists of amphibolite-facies rocks ŽPatzak...between 60 and 53 Ma ŽPatzak et al., 1994.. The Akrotiri Unit is underlain by the Upper Unit, which consists
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Geochronology of High-Pressure Rocks on Sifnos (Cyclades, Greece) Rainer Altherr 1, Manfred Schliestedt ~, Martin...Germany Abstract. Polymetamorphic rocks of Sifnos (Greece) have been investigated by R b - Sr, K - A r ...pre-Alpidic massif. It forms part of the Median Aegean crystalline belt (Dfirr et al., 1978) and consists...regions should help to answer this question. On the island of Sifnos, high P/T metamorphic rocks are widely...northern and rarely in the southern part of the island (Okrusch et al., 1978). The hydrous iron silicate
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transition in metabasites from Tinos Island, Cyclades, Greece: Compositional control or fluid infiltration... transition in metabasites from Tinos Island, Cyclades, Greece: Compositional control or fluid infiltration...metamorphic history of the lower unit of Tinos Island, Greece is characterized by a multistage blueschist...blueschist-togreenschist transformation on Tinos Island, Cyclades, Greece. Textural and radiometric evidence clearly...documents that the greenschist-facies rocks of this island had been derived from blueschist precursors (Brocker
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of the Cretaceous ophiolitic rocks of Ikaria island, Greece GEORGIA PE-PIPER ∗ & ADONIS PHOTIADES † ∗ ...(IGME), 70 Messoghion Street, GR 115 27 Athens, Greece (Received 28 September 2005; accepted 19 December...rocks are widespread in the Cyclades islands of Greece and are important for understanding the later Mesozoic...Cretaceous. 1. Introduction The island of Ikaria in the east-central Aegean sea (Fig. 1) is composed of two...homologous with the Pelagonian zone of mainland Greece (Martin et al. 2004). The Upper Tectonic Unit consists
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Y. Savascin . Neogene backarc volcanism of the Aegean: New insights into the relationship between BLO...isotopic traverse along the volcanism of the Aeolian Island arc, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy: Inferences...intraplate Neogene magmatism in the Western Anatolia and Aegean area : Samuele Agostini Istituto di Geoscienze...Miocene to Pleistocene, Western Anatolia and the Aegean area were affected by scattered alkali basaltic...subduction of Africa beneath the Anatolian and Aegean plates. On the basis of geochemical and isotopic
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Vulcano 202 Etna 211 10 Volcanoes in Greece Greece 224 Santorini 226 224 11 Volcanoes in Iceland Iceland...like this one from Kilauea volcano in Hawaii’s Big Island, can be watched and photographed safely. (Photograph...starting point for our journey is the scenic North Island of New Zealand, one of the world’s prime volcanic...historical records exist. If people lived in the island at Volcanic tours 5 Fig. 1.2. The distribution...eruption. Aside from the record-setting Taupo, North Island has other volcanic areas that have been active
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Lavrion deposit (SE Attica, Greece) 227 N. Jb. Miner. Abh. 2007, Vol. 183/3, p. 227– 249, Stuttgart...Verlagsbuchhandlung 2007 The Lavrion deposit (SE Attica, Greece): geology, mineralogy and minor elements chemistry...detachment, sulfides, sulfosalts, Miocene, Lavrion, Greece. Introduction The area of Lavrion in the SE part...sub-economic Miocene mineralization occur within the Aegean back-arc region and especially the Attic – Cycladic...(rectangular), and epithermal veins (bar). the Aegean, which extends from the Rhodope and the Serbo-Macedonian
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COLEMAN: "Frying Pans" of the Early Bronze Age Aegean ................................................. 33-37) HALFORD W. HASKELL: The Origin of the Aegean Stirrup Jar and its Earliest Evolution and Distribution...370-72 ''Frying Pans'' of the Early Bronze Age Aegean* JOHN E. COLEMAN (Pis. 33- 3 7) The objects familiarly...distinguished from those found on the mainland of Greece by both their handles and their decoration. The...form originated in the Cyclades or the mainland of Greece. The examples in bronze from Alaca Hi.iyuk are
chromiumrich mineral chromite. In this specimen from South Africa, the dark and light minerals have separated...Scratches caused by a glacier PARTHENON, ATHENS, GREECE Chemicals in the air can react with stone and...This left specimen is from the Flinders Range in South Australia, which was Glaciers are a major cause...the magnetite-bearing sand is from Tenerife, an island off the northwest coast of Africa. de Dark olivine...Black volcanic ash beach on north coast of Santorini, Greece Small, fine pebkles DISCOVERED IN CHALK
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mineralizations at Apigania Bay, Tinos Island, Cyclades, Hellas, Greece S. F. Tombros & K. St. Seymour & A...Department of Geology, University of Patras, Hellas, Greece e-mail: tompros@mailbox.gr K. St. Seymour e-mail:...Introduction Reviews of Au–Ag±Te deposits in Hellas (Greece) reveal that they are hosted within Oligocene to...Gold–silver mineralization at Apigania Bay, Tinos Island, Hellas (Greece) was first recognized by Melidonis (1980)...granite-related gold-silver occurrences in Hellas (Greece); as recent investigations include the mineralizations
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references therein). Red ochres are dominated by hematite and yellow ochres are typically dominated by goethite...in excess of ~250 ◦ C. Structurally disordered hematite has been encountered in the archaeological record...goethite ochre converted to well-crystallised hematite after 45 min burning in an open air, wood fire...fire, disputing the claims that “disordered” hematite is evidence for primitive heat treatment [13]. As...to their composition (relative proportions of hematite and goethite ± manganese oxides; see Elias al
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iumrich mineral chromite. In t his specimen from South Africa, the dark ,md ligh t minerals have ~eparated...erosion Large rock fragment PARTHENON, ATHENS, GREECE Chemicals in the air can react wit h stone and...the magnetite-beating sand is from Tenerife, an island off the no1t hwest coa5t of Africa. Dark olivine...Black volcanic ash beach on no1th coast of Santorini, Greece ~ -- ' . Small, fine pebbles .• Finest...spectacular structures are The Needle on St. Helena, an island in the Atlantic and the Giant's Causeway in Northern
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analyses of young volcanic rocks of the south-Aegean region, Greece (from H. PICHLER and R. STENGELIN, 1968...areas of 181 young volcanic rocks of the Aegean Sea region/ Greece. (After H. PICHLER and R. STENGELIN, personal...field B those of volcanoes in orogenic belts and island arcs. In field C enter the alkaline derivatives...ferric state, the calculation of magnetite (Mt) or hematite (Hm) merely on the basis of the figure for Fe2...forsterite gehIenite garnet hedenbergite halite hematite haiiyne hornblende hastingsite hypersthene hercynite
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p.381 p.380 154 Kohala pp.376-377 155 Easter Island pp.378-379 The World Encyclopedia of ARCHAEOLOGY...rock of Sydney (Australia) Central Asian Prog- South Wales coast and on colonial directed a number...and Europe as well in and North America, as South, Central, New World. the in Classical Archaeology...is Associate Prof- and Archaeology the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, United States. She...He has conducted Laurea fieldwork throughout South Asia, and ture from the Universita degli Studi
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Pleistocene Basaltic Rocks in Volos Region (Central Greece) Reprinted from: Minerals 2019, 9, 627, doi:10...storage potential of selected areas in Croatia, Greece and Norway. In particular, Saftić et al. [10]...geological formations in the Volos area, Central Greece. The investigated lithologies are volcanic rocks...during the Pleistocene back-arc extension of the Aegean Sea. Based on their high porosity, low alteration...Pleistocene Basaltic Rocks in Volos Region (Central Greece). Minerals 2019, 9, 627. [CrossRef] Sundal, A.;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
et al. [22]. Similar elemental compositions of hematite and magnetite and almost identical backscattered...(QEMSCAN® ): A pilot study on LB I pottery from Akrotiri, Thera. J. Archaeol. Sci. 2011, 38, 219–232. [CrossRef]
Book (edition)
PALACES: Early States of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Aegean 302 CHAPTER 12 LOCATING THE SOURCE OF AUTHORITY:...The Author on His Fieldwork at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa 18 1.6 24 Oreanizine Times 37 The Establishment...326 11.3 Africa Beyond the Nile Valley 11.4 The Aegean ‘Summing Up the Evidence 335 333 334 Key Terms...329 Violence and Warfare 332 The Eruption of Santorini and Its Impact Summary 327 336 Summary 360...Author on His Fieldwork at Wonderwerk Cave, 18 South Africa © Why Do! “Do” Archaeology?, by Joe Watkins
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tillile. Thi~ specimen is from the Flinders Range in South Australic1, which war, covered with glaciers s01ne...the magnetite-bearing sand is fro1n Tenerife, an island off the northwest coast of Africa. Dark olivine...Black volcanic ash beach on north coast of Santorini, Greece Finest pebbles Small, fine pebqles Quartz...spectacular s tructures are the Need le on St. Helena, an island in the Atlantic, and the Giant's Causeway in Ireland... DESTRUCTION OF AKROT I RI This town on Santorini, Greece, was bu ried by volca nic as h, c. 1450 B
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for exploitation of marine resources on sites in South Africa and Gibraltar, and early art and flutes at...The Author on His Fieldwork at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa 18 1.4 Biases in Preservation 19 1.5 Quantification...Children, by Rissa M. Trachman 347 311 12.1 The Aegean 312 Setting and Chronology 312 Comparing Palaces...316 Violence and Warfare 316 The Eruption of Santorini and Its Impact 318 Summing Up the Evidence 319...The Author on His Fieldwork at Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa 18 e Different Views of a Site, by Peter
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neighbors, which included Egypt to the southwest, Greece to the west, Assyria and Babylonia to the east...neighboring lands such as Egypt, Neo-Assyria and Greece is referred to whenever relevant. The chronological...relation to other regions such as Egypt, Assyria and Greece. The bulk of the jewelry used in this study was...(Luwia/Aram), Neo-Assyria/Babylonia as well as Greece, the Aegean basin and Cyprus. The local traditions can...For example, jewelry from Bronze Age tombs in Greece was studied by Konstantinidi (2001) with the aim
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Q.B. Rutter) ......... ........... . Mycenaean Greece Q.L. Davis) .. ........ ............. .. Four...temples in question are located about one-half km. south of the old monastery of Kourno, high in the mountains...postdate the onset of Roman architectural influence in Greece, but are more closely related to monuments of the...far as Kotrones (ancient Teuthrone), or from the south as far as Porto Quaglio, but never traversed the...out by Le Bas, in the course of his travels in Greece in 1842-1844. He and his party spent eight days
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the number of paleoanthropological findings from Greece and to help reassess the human fossil record from...network among scholars working in these fields in South Eastern Europe. First and foremost, this network...Scholars representing various institutions from Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Romania...Record: Chaps. 1–6) deals with this record from Greece, the Central Balkans, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria...chapters are devoted to new paleolithic research in Greece, while one presents a synthesis of the record of
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH MIDLANDS DISTRICT Henley (254) Sheet 3 Frome (281) Sheet 3 4 EAST ANGLIA AND SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND...Tunbridge Wells (303) Sheet 4 Lewes (319) Sheet 5 SOUTH-WESTERN DISTRICT Dulverton (294) Sheet 5 Taunton...Taunton (295) Sheet 5 6 Bodmin (347) Sheet 7 SOUTH WALES AND WELSH MARCHES DISTRICT Aberystwyth (163) Sheet...Kimmeridge Clay Oil-Shale Project of the East Anglia and South-East England Unit, and the boreholes at Hackensall...Palaeontological Department. Sheet Borehole Central and South Midlands District Watlington Cholsey Frome (Gibbet
 
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