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Apatite from
Syros Island, Syros, South Aegean, Greece


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Comments:In eclogites.
In glaucophanites (Manna) and in garnet/epidote glaucophanites.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Syros Island, Syros, South Aegean, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:147053
Long-form Identifier:1:3:147053:6
GUID (UUID V4):43483deb-1ccc-4ac2-bb5b-56d8d28f4181
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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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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minerals Article Gemstones of Greece: Geology and Crystallizing Environments Panagiotis Voudouris 1...Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR-15784 Athens, Greece PANGEA Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth...University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT)...massifs, and the Phyllites-Quartzites unit of Crete Island. In crystalline rocks, gemstones are related to...a better knowledge of the gemstone potential of Greece for its possible exploitation. Keywords: gemstones;
Report (chapter)
numerical experiments and comparison with the Cyclades, Greece C. TIREL1,2*, P. GAUTIER3, D. J. J. VAN HINSBERGEN4...should basically reflect the rate at which the South Hellenic subduction zone retreated. Considering...upper bound for the amount of retreat balanced by Aegean extension and assuming that this retreat mostly...Driessche (1994). McCarthy & Thompson 1988) and in the Aegean domain (Makris 1978; Sachpazi et al. 1997; Tirel...Tyrrhenian domain (Jolivet et al. 1998) and, within the Aegean domain, in the Cyclades archipelago (Lister et
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from Tinos and Andros, cycladic blueschist belt, Greece Florian Bulle ⁎, Michael Bröcker, Claudia GĂ€rtner...mĂ©langes exposed on the Cycladic islands of Tinos, Syros and Andros. Ion microprobe (SHRIMP) U–Pb zircon...chlorite–talc schists from block-matrix contacts (Syros and Tinos) yielded Cretaceous ages of c. 80 Ma....that the block-matrix associations on Tinos and Syros can be grouped together. On a broader regional scale...for the Cretaceous meta-gabbros from Tinos and Syros, but cannot be documented with certainty. © 2010
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high-pressure/ low-temperature mélange of Syros, Greece: age diversity and the importance of pre-Eocene...ABSTRACT The Cycladic blueschist belt in the central Aegean Sea has experienced high-pressure (HP) metamorphism...the block–matrix association exposed on the island of Syros. Two gneisses from a tectonic slab of this...single Tertiary HP event. Key words: Cyclades; Greece; jadeitite; metasomatism; zircon geochronology...Attic-Cycladic crystalline belt (ACCB) in the central Aegean region (Fig. 1) represents a polymetamorphic terrane
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petrology of blueschist-facies hybrid rocks from Syros (Greece): Implications for reactions at the slab–mantle...Available online 8 August 2008 Keywords: Cyclades Aegean Metasomatism Blackwall Subduction zone High-pressure...mĂ©lange zone of that type is found in northern Syros, where metasomatic reaction zones (“blackwalls”)...titanite ± rutile ± apatite and (V) serpentine + chromite. Accessory phases, such as apatite, allanite, rutile...largely ignored in traditional models of mantle and island-arc geochemistry. However, metasomatic rocks associated
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metamorphism in the Asteroussia Unit, Anafi Island (Greece): Petrology and geochronology Yaron Be’eri-Shlevin...metamorphism in the Asteroussia Unit, Anafi Island (Greece): Petrology and geochronology. Isr. J. Earth...granitoid intrusions is exposed on Anafi Island, Cyclades (Aegean Sea). The rock association represents...other occurrences of Late Cretaceous UU on Tinos, Syros, and Andros shows that the latter followed a slightly...on mainland Greece, the Cyclades, Crete, and the Dodecanese (Fig. 1). In the central Aegean region, where
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mica ages from the Cycladic Blueschist Belt, Syros (Greece). R. A. CLIFF1, C. E. BOND2, R. W. H. BUTLER...metabasites from the Cycladic Blueschist Belt on Syros. The majority are from samples that have well-preserved...systems. North of the Serpentinite Belt in northern Syros, phengite Rb–Sr ages are generally between 53 and...Ma, comparable to previous dates from this area. South of the Serpentinite Belt phengite in blueschist...words; blueschist, exhumation, phengite, Rb–Sr ages, Syros INTRODUCTION Considerable progress has been made
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high-pressure metamorphic rocks: a case study from Syros (Greece) Horst R. Marschall · Rainer Altherr · Katalin...and their metasomatised rinds from the island of Syros (Greece) were analysed for their B and Cl whole-rock...samples demonstrate an enrichment of Li in the Syros HP mélange during fluid infiltration. This study...rocks from two different groups from the island of Syros (Greece). The first group comprises HPM rocks that...Geological background and investigated samples The island of Syros displays a sequence of rocks belonging to the
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23 October 2009 Editor: T.M. Harrison Keywords: Aegean Sea Cyclades detachment backarc extension brittle–ductile...activity in the Oligocene concommitantly with the Aegean extension, and was still active in the Late Miocene...exhumation of high-temperature metamorphic domes. The Aegean example shows that reactivation of earlier shallowdipping...classically explained by slab retreat. In the case of the Aegean, post-orogenic extension, gravitational collapse...2006).The Aegean is a keyregion to address this question. Post-orogenic extension in the Aegean Sea started
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geochronology of Eocene eclogite-facies rocks from Syros, Cyclades, Greece Markus Lagos a,b,⁎, Erik E. Scherer a ...investigated by Lu–Hf geochronology. Eclogites from Syros Island yield precise ages of 52.2 ± 0.3 Ma, 51.4 ±...maximum reported white mica Rb–Sr and Ar–Ar ages from Syros. Garnet growth in all samples apparently took place...2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Syros; Cyclades; HP/LT metamorphism; Eclogite; Lu–Hf geochronology;...extends from the Olympos Window (mainland Greece) through the Aegean Sea to the Turkish coast (Blake et al
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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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Schist, Santa Catalina Island, CA, and Attic-Cycladic Complex, Syros, Greece) in order to investigate...derived from mafic blocks. In a traverse across a Syros mafic eclogite block with a narrow chlorite schist...block and serpentinite. A second sample set from Syros was chosen across a contact zone between a meta-tuffite...mobility of the HSE. All HSE were mobilized in the Syros mélange zone through fluid advection beyond the...Geologic Setting 2.1 Catalina Schist, Santa Catalina Island, CA, USA AC The Catalina Schist is a subduction-related
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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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Exhumation of the high-pressure northwestern Cyclades, Aegean: New P-T constraints, and geodynamic evolution...Exhumation of the high-pressure northwestern Cyclades, Aegean: New P-T constraints, and geodynamic evolution...Exhumation of the high-pressure northwestern Cyclades, Aegean: new P-T constraints, and geodynamic evolution...Agricultural Univ. of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece, ibaziotis@aua.gr, Department of Earth and Environmental...Heroon Politechniou St., Zografou, Athens, GR-15780, Greece Department of Geology, The University of Leicester
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compositions in eclogite-facies rocks from Syros and Tinos ĆŸCyclades, Greece/ : implications for U–Pb zircon geochronology...Low-temperature eclogite-facies rocks from Syros and Tinos ĆœCyclades, Greece. include meta-ophiolitic blocks of...reserved. Keywords: Eclogites; Jadeitites; Syros; Tinos; Cyclades; Greece; Metasomatism; Trace-element enrichment;...High-pressure melange sequences on the islands ÂŽ of Syros and Tinos ĆœCycladic blueschist belt; Fig. 1. comprise...attributed high concentrations of Ti, P and Na in the Syros melange to compositional modifications ÂŽ caused
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901–920 Exhumation of Syros and Sifnos metamorphic rocks (Cyclades, Greece). New constraints on the...levels are recognised in the metamorphic pile of Syros and Sifnos. Well-preserved eclogites and blueschists...cooling. Key-words: exhumation, Cyclades, Sifnos, Syros, multi-equilibrium thermobarometry, P-T paths. ...a back-arc environment. In many islands of the Aegean domain, well-preserved high-pressure rocks occur...b). However, it is noteworthy that on Sifnos and Syros, the eclogites and blueschists generally occur at
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1915–1942 2006 doi:10.1093/petrology/egl031 Syros Metasomatic Tourmaline: Evidence for Very High-d...to ultramafic matrix from a mélange on the island of Syros are rimmed by tourmaline-bearing reaction zones...the subducting slab. Blackwall tourmaline from Syros has a large grain size (several centimetres), high...reaction zones in HP metamorphic rocks from the island of Syros are presented in this paper. Implications for...for the extremely heavy B isotopic composition of Syros tourmaline, will be discussed. ANALYTICAL METHODS
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FROM THE CYCLADIC BLUESCHIST UNIT ON NAXOS ISLAND, GREECE: DEFORMATION-RELATED REEQUILIBRATION VS THERMAL...of the Cycladic Blueschist Unit on Naxos Island in the Aegean Sea region. Using the average pressure-temperature... We conclude that the high-pressure rocks from south Naxos were exhumed to upper mid-crustal levels in...greenschist-facies overprint of the blueschist-facies rocks from south Naxos resulted from rapid exhumation and associated...or Srisotopic signatures, and that the rocks of south Naxos underwent three metamorphic events, one more
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metamorphism at the Almyropotamos window (southern Evia, Greece) YONATHAN SHAKED*, DOV AVIGAD & ZVI GARFUNKEL Institute...Extensional structures have affected the central Aegean region and obliterated much of the original orogenic...Almyropotamos (on the island of Evia, flanking the western part of the Aegean) a unique remnant compressional...unit on top of a lower grade unit. The upper unit (South Evia Blueschist Belt) is thought to be the westward...mol. %) suggest that peak P–T conditions in the South Evia Blueschist Belt reached approximately 10–12
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tourmaline in highpressure metasediments from Syros (Greece): intra-grain boron isotope patterns determined...zoned tourmaline in two metasediments from the island of Syros, determined by secondary-ion mass spectrometry...The d11B values of metamorphic tourmaline from Syros, formed in mixed terrigenous–marine sediments, reflect...Simplified geological map of the northern part of Syros (after Keiter et al. 2004). SY314 was sampled from... The inset shows a map of Greece with the location of the island of Syros the B isotopic evolution of
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Zr-in-rutile thermometry in blueschists from Sifnos, Greece Frank S. Spear Æ David A. Wark Æ John T. Cheney...thermometry on samples of blueschist from Sifnos, Greece, yields temperatures that reflect progressive crystallization...underway on the complex mélanges of Syros Island also in the Aegean. Geologic setting Samples selected...rocks in the northern part of the island of Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece (Fig. 1). Sifnos is comprised of...study area and samples. a Map of the Cyclades, Greece showing location of Sifnos (after Blake et al.
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Manuscript Porphyry and epithermal deposits in Greece: an overview, new discoveries, and mineralogical...M. Melfou, Porphyry and epithermal deposits in Greece: an overview, new discoveries, and mineralogical...pertain. Porphyry and epithermal deposits in Greece: an overview, new discoveries, and mineralogical...National and Kapodistrian 1 University of Athens, Greece; voudouris@geol.uoa.gr; kmavrogon@geol.uoa.gr;...Geology, Aristotle University of 4 Thessaloniki, Greece; melfosv@geo.auth.gr; cstergio@windowslive.com;
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Accepted Manuscript Cenozoic metallogeny of Greece and potential for precious, critical and rare metals... Melfos, P. Voudouris, Cenozoic metallogeny of Greece and potential for precious, critical and rare metals...the journal pertain. Cenozoic metallogeny of Greece and potential for precious, critical and rare metals...University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece Panagiotis Voudouris Department of Mineralogy-Petrology...Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 15784, Greece corresponding authors: melfosv@geo.auth.gr, voudouris@geol
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eclogites match thallium isotope compositions of ocean island basalts Yunchao Shu, Sune G. Nielsen, Horst R....eclogites match thallium isotope compositions of ocean island basalts, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2019)...eclogites match thallium isotope compositions of ocean island basalts Yunchao Shu1,2,3, Sune G. Nielsen*1,2... Abstract Thallium (Tl) isotope compositions of ocean island basalts (OIBs) have been proposed as a novel tracer...subducted oceanic crust and sediments in ocean island basalt sources, which could act as direct confirmation
 
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