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Quartzite from
Syros Island, Syros, South Aegean, Greece


Locality type:Island
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Syros Island, Syros, South Aegean, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1096699
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1096699:0
GUID (UUID V4):97699c1b-c172-42d0-a679-1a302e60cde7
References
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ages recorded in high pressure rocks (Syros, Cyclades, Greece) B. Putlitza,*, M.A. Coscaa,1, J.C. Schumacherb...blueschist-facies sequences of the Cycladic island of Syros (Greece) have been dated by the in situ UV-laser...high pressure rocks from the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea (Greece), which is a classical example of a high...setting The Cycladic Metamorphic Complex in the Aegean Sea is a classic example of a high pressure belt...assemblages are best preserved on the islands of Syros (Fig. 1), Sifnos and Tinos. Studies and disciplines
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Exhumation of eclogite and blueschist (Cyclades, Greece):Pressure-temperature evolution determined by thermobarometry...debated. Although the Cycladic Blueschist Unit (CBU, Greece) is among the best worldwide examples for the preservation...trajectory for different subunits of the CBU on Syros. High-resolution quantitative compositional mapping...peak temperature distribution at the scale of the island. A major result of this study is the good agreement...(CBU), cropping out in the Cycladic archipelago (Greece), is one of the best worldwide examples of a fossilized
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1093/petrology/egn042 Glaucophane-bearing Marbles on Syros, Greece JOHN C. SCHUMACHER1*, JOHN B. BRADY2, JOHN T...The occurrence of glaucophane-bearing marbles on Syros is noteworthy because reports of marbles that contain...among descriptions of high-pressure marbles. On Syros, the marbles are composed primarily of calcite with...medium pressure. In the metamorphic rocks of Syros, Greece (Fig. 1), amphibole is present in the marbles...aware. Here, we give an overview of the geology of Syros and the timing and conditions of metamorphism, and
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retrogression in blueschist metapelites of Tinos Island (Greece) evidenced by chlorite–mica local equilibria...deformation of the Cycladic Blueschists unit on Tinos Island evolves along a NE – SW gradient of noncoaxial...from the upper ophiolitic unit in the NE of the island. The compositional variability of chlorite and...a warmer P – T path during the formation of the Aegean sea. Between the two stages of exhumation, there...Science B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Tinos Island; HP/LT metapelites; P – T path; Chlorites; Phengites;
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Cretaceous magmatic arc in the Internal Hellenides (Greece) Silviu O. Martha, Wolfgang Dörr, Axel Gerdes...Cretaceous magmatic arc in the Internal Hellenides (Greece). The address for the corresponding author was...Cretaceous magmatic arc in the Internal Hellenides (Greece) Silviu O. Martha1* Wolfgang Dörr1 Axel Gerdes1...dominant shear sense SC RI PT in the southern Aegean from at least mid-Upper Cretaceous until the Eocene...Greenschist ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 3 1 Introduction The island of Crete consists of a nappe pile composed of several
Report (chapter)
the Attico-Cycladic Massif (Internal Hellenides, Greece) P. XYPOLIAS*, D. SPANOS, V. CHATZARAS, S. KOKKALAS...Geology, University of Patras, GR-26500, Patras, Greece *Corresponding author (e-mail: p.xypolias@upatras...Fig. 1. Sketch map of major tectonic elements in Greece and western Turkey. Inset shows the position of...high-pressure nappes of the Attico-Cycladic Massif (Aegean region, Greece; Fig. 1). Earlier works in the western part...of the ACM and includes Attica and the south part of the island of Evia (Figs 1 & 2). Here, the ACM has
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Oligocene–Miocene thrusting in central Aegean: insights from the Cycladic island of Amorgos V. CHATZARAS*, P. XYPOLIAS...University of Patras, Patras, Greece In the central Aegean, the Cycladic island of Amorgos consists of two...rocks; exhumation; Cycladic Massif; Menderes Massif; Aegean 1. INTRODUCTION The Alpine Hellenide–Anatolide...southwest Aegean region, the Cycladic Massif of the Internal Hellenides in the central Aegean region and...Cycladic nappes resulted from Eocene– Oligocene south(west)‐directed thrusting (i.e. towards the * Correspondence
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Motagua MĂ©lange and one phengite jadeitite from the South Motagua MĂ©lange of the GSZ were studied for age...rinds in serpentinite (e.g., Quebrada El Silencio, South Motagua MĂ©lange, Guatemala), or (c) inside blueschist...left-lateral, strikeslip fault systems, from north to south (a) the Polochic (Polochic– Chixoy; PFS), (b) the...the distinctly different crustal blocks north and south of the MFS (e.g., Brueckner et al., 2009; Chiari...the tectonic origin of the HP–LT rocks north and south of the MFS was assigned to a single tectonic (collisional)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
High-pressure metamorphism; Exhumation 1. Introduction The Aegean Sea and western Anatolia display several high-pressure...Rimmelé et al., 2003). Correlation between the Aegean domain and the nearby Menderes Massif has been...this sequence, metamorphic grade increases from south to north (Bozkurt, 1996). A detailed description...metamorphic conglomerate containing dolomite, quartzite pebbles and micaschist is the lowermost formation...and the Bey Dağlari carbonate platform to the south (Poisson, 1985; Poisson and Sarp, 1977; Özkaya
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Athens, Panepistimioupoli, Zographou, Athens 15784, Greece UMR CNRS 6524, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, 63038...S. Collins Keywords: Detrital zircon U–Pb ages Greece Palaeotethys suture Cimmerian Variscan a b s t...ages of a quartzite from the autochthon of Peloponnesus (Feneos locality), southern Greece. The rock...succession now metamorphosed into a phyllite–quartzite unit. Zircon age clusters at 0.52–0.75, 0.85,...an accretionary/fore-arc complex outboard of the south Laurussian active margin (Pelagonia) during the
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eclogite-facies conditions have been described in the Aegean region (Blake et al., 1981; Mposkos & Perdikatsis...of retrograde P–T paths for exhumed rocks in the Aegean domain (Trotet, 2000; Trotet et al., 2001b; Parra...(isothermal decompression) during formation of the Aegean Sea, a thermal re-equilibriation of the crust being...Bornova Flysch Zone) and the Lycian Nappes in the south (Brunn et al., 1970; de Graciansky, 1972; Poisson...Triassic conglomerate containing quartzite pebbles, yellowish dolomite, quartzite and fine-grained micaschist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pre-proof 3.4. Adria- and Africa- derived units 3.4.1. South Alpine unit and its eastern extension into the Pannonian...mega-unit 3.4.3. Dinarides 3.4.4. Hellenides 3.4.5. Aegean domain 3.4.6. Western Anatolia 3.4.7. Apennines...and tectonics of the area from the Alps to the Aegean region, which is in the focus of this contribution...base map for a kinematic restoration of the re Aegean-West Anatolian accretion and extension since the...geoloĆĄka karta SFRJ) of excellent quality. For Greece a 1:500,000 map is available (Bornovas and -p
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
al. 2020). In addition, investigations of ocean island basalts (OIBs) revealed negative Δ33S (e.g. Cabral...exhumed ultramafic and metabasic rocks from Syros (Greece). The positive ή34S values were interpreted...metagabbroic eclogite (1) calcschists (2) spessartine quartzite (1) blackwalls (4) garnet blueschist (1) retrograde...2019); [11] this study SW Tianshan (5–7 °C/km) Syros (7–11 °C/km) Armorican Massif (10–12 °C/km) Tauern...isotope compositions Lago di Cignana (5–7 °C/km) Syros (7–11 °C/km) Cerro del Almirez (10–12 °C/km) SW
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
zircons (Essex county, NY); granulite facies Quartzite in a pyroxenite-granulite terrane (Hamilton county...morphology, and internal structures of zircons from Syros Island in the Cyclades. They distinguished between..., and Ballhaus C. (2003) Zircons from Syros, Cyclades, Greece: Recrystallization and mobilization of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
contexts from the Cycladic Blueschist Unit on Syros Island, Greece. (For interpretation of the colors in the...subduction, equatorial sediments were accumulating south of the trench; these sediments ïŹrst reach the trench...Teyssier, C., Dunlap, W.J., 2001. An evaluation of quartzite ïŹ‚ow laws based on comparisons between experimentally...P., 2008. Andean growth and the deceleration of South American subduction: time evolution of a coupled...Echtler, H.P., 2006. Inversion of forearc basins in south-central Chile caused by rapid glacial age trench
Book
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece Stefanos Karampelas Vasilios Melfos Bahrain...(DANAT) Thessaloniki Bahrain Greece Ian Graham The University of New South Wales Australia Editorial...Rocks within Meta-UltramaïŹtes of Ilmen Mountains, South Urals of Russia: Evidence from Mineralogy, Geochemistry...Hofmeister Corundum Anorthosites-Kyshtymites from the South Urals, Russia: A Combined Mineralogical, Geochemical...and Andreas Lampridis Gem Corundum Deposits of Greece: Geology, Mineralogy and Genesis Reprinted from:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700 Republic of South Africa # 2002 The Mineralogical Society and hence...inclusions in some Alpine high-P assemblages (e.g. Syros Island, Cyclades; Barr, 1990; the earliest inclusions...granulites Larsen et al. (1998) Coesite + Jadeite Quartzite Felsic Gneiss Western Gneiss Region Dora Maira...Getty and Selverstone, 1994; the Rhopode Massif, Greece: Matthews et al., 1996). Such heterogeneous proïŹles...(data from Gregory and Taylor, 1981) and Macquarie Island Ophiolites (Cocker et al., 1982). Rock unit abbreviations:
Book
ts o f a m atrilin ea l system in a n c ie n t Greece, E tru ria, Rome, the Basque, a n d o th e r c...gorgoneion, the fearsome m onster head, of ancient Greece. The earliest Greek gorgons, however, are not terrifying...than decora­ tive character (Nea Makri, Attica, Greece; c. 6000-5800 B.C.). (2) Globular red-burnished...neck to base (Tsangli mound, central Thessaly, Greece; c. 6100-5900 B.C.). (1)H. 11.7 cm. (2) H. 22.6...characteristic Early Bronze Age vase forms of the Aegean and west Anatolia. The askos was consistently decorated
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Geological Sciences University of Cape Town Rondebosch, South Africa ISSN 2510-1307 ISSN 2510-1315 (electronic)...Baltic Sea, e.g., in southern England and on the island of RĂŒgen, northeastern Germany. The Charales (stoneworts)...igneous rocks and abyssal red clays. Lamley & Co, South Kensington Kleber W, Bautsch H-J, Bohm J, Klimm...(almost) exclusively a single mineral. Examples are quartzite and marble, which are made up of essentially quartz...dolomitic marble, and 5 quartz–rich sandstone to quartzite. When pressure and temperature increase, rocks
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Saare Island (Estonia) USE Saaremaa Island (Estonia) Saaremaa Island (Estonia) UF Ezel Island (Estonia)...(Estonia) Oesel Island (Estonia) Osel Island (Estonia) Saare Island (Estonia) Saarenmaa Island (Estonia)...(Estonia) sala (Estonia) Sarema Island (Estonia) Somu BT —Estonia Saarinen House (Bloomfield Hills, Mich...Sabaic language Sabean language BT Epigraphic South Arabian language Y emen Languages Sabaeans (May... Here are entered works on a Semitic people of South Arabia in pre-Islamic times, founders of the kingdom
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people) USE Yaka (African people) (China) Taipa Island (China) I-liu District UF laido Gilbertese...BT Ethnology — Yugoslavia Extinct cities- Greece Greece (May Subd Geog) lapyges : Bicol Peninsula...(Brazil) USE Reserva Ecoldgica do IBGE Itbayat Island (Philippines) UF Rio Ibias (Spain) Spain Ibias...language Ibatan language USE Batan language Ibayan Island (Philippines) Kagayan (Philippine people) Ybanag...Threskiomithidae NT Eudocimus Ibiza Island (Spain) UF Ebusus Island (Spain) Eivissa Island (Spain) Isla de Ibiza (Spain)
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language Tlingit language Na Guardis Island (Spain) USE Guardia Island (Spain) Na-hsi (Chinese people) USE...(Korea) Naejangsan (Korea) BT Mountains—Korea (South) Naejang San (Korea) USE Naejang Mountain (Korea)...Ethnology—Indonesia Naga (South Asian people) (May Subd Geog) [DS432.N3] UF Nagas [Former heading] Nagna (South Asian people)...people) Noga (South Asian people) BT Ethnology—Burma Ethnology—India Tibeto-Burman peoples NT Anal (Indie...(Indie people) Liangmai Naga (Indie people) Mao (South Asian people) Maram (Indie people) Mikir (Indie
 
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