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Prase from
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Prase
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Prase from Serifos is colored green by inclusions of fibrous actinolite, not hedenbergite (Hyrsl and Niedermayr, 2003).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite59 photos of Prase associated with Hematite at this locality.
Hedenbergite29 photos of Prase associated with Hedenbergite at this locality.
Amethyst27 photos of Prase associated with Amethyst at this locality.
Actinolite13 photos of Prase associated with Actinolite at this locality.
Iron Rose11 photos of Prase associated with Iron Rose at this locality.
Quartz7 photos of Prase associated with Quartz at this locality.
Magnetite3 photos of Prase associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Andradite2 photos of Prase associated with Andradite at this locality.
Rock Crystal1 photo of Prase associated with Rock Crystal at this locality.
Calcite1 photo of Prase associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Photo GalleryView Gallery (63 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:62625
Long-form Identifier:1:3:62625:1
GUID (UUID V4):9fe08adb-efee-44ce-88ce-ec50d01b1e5c
Localities for Prase in this Region
Quartz occurrences, Avissalos, Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Koundouros (Koundouro), Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Mega Horio (Megalo Horio; Mega Xhorio; Mia Horio; Mega Khorio; Mega Korio), Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Neroutsika, Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Genesis of Prase (Green Quartz) and Amethyst from the Island of Serifos, Cyclades, Greece Stephan Klemme...Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece; kmavrogon@geol.uoa.gr (C.M.); voudouris@geol.uoa...Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece; ibaziotis@aua.gr (I.B.); stxydous@aua.gr (S.X...of the famous prase (green quartz) and amethyst association from Serifos Island, Greece, we used electron...Keywords: green quartz; prase; amethyst; color; amphibole; actinolite; skarn; Serifos; Greece 1. Introduction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece; kmavrogon@geol.uoa.gr (C.M.); soukis@geol.uoa...University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; melfosv@geo.auth.gr Hellenic Survey of Geology...and Mineral Exploration (HSGME), 13677 Acharnae, Greece; fotiadis@igme.gr (A.P.); moraiti@igme.gr (E.M...in museums and private collections worldwide. In Greece, mineral species of extraordinary aesthetic and...in Attica, the Serifos Island in the Aegean, and the Chalkidiki mines in northern Greece [1–6] (Figure
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-Ultramafites 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)
Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR-15784 Athens, Greece Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT)...University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; melfosv@geo.auth.gr PANGEA Research Centre, School...Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; i.graham@unsw...gem-quality sapphires from the Ilmen Mountains (South Urals, Russia) found in situ within ultramafites...occurrence of sapphires in the same region of the South Urals occurring in anorthosites (kyshtymites). Syngenetic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Amethyst Occurrences in Tertiary Volcanic Rocks of Greece: Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion and Oxygen Isotope...Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece; kmavrogon@geol.uoa.gr Faculty of Geology, Aristotle...University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; melfosv@geo.auth.gr GeoRessources, Faculté des...goetze@mineral.tu-freiberg.de 6 Kairi str., 15126 Athens, Greece; dimitrisal@hotmail.com Department of Earth Sciences...maneta@gmail.com Maccaferri Hellas Ltd., 13674 Athens, Greece; giannis.psimis@gmail.com Correspondence: voudouris@geol
Book
Amethyst Occurrences in Tertiary Volcanic Rocks of Greece: Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion and Oxygen Isotope...also in volcanic rocks in different occurrences of Greece [9]. Both papers try to reconstruct the specific...Amethyst occurrences in Tertiary volcanic rocks of Greece: Mineralogical, fluid inclusion and oxygen isotope...behavior of trace elements in granitic quartz from South Norway. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 2004, 147, 615–628...The hydrothermal vein deposits are located in the south of a fold belt along the Qinling and Dabie mountains
Book
Amethyst Occurrences in Tertiary Volcanic Rocks of Greece: Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion and Oxygen Isotope...also in volcanic rocks in different occurrences of Greece [9]. Both papers try to reconstruct the specific...Amethyst occurrences in Tertiary volcanic rocks of Greece: Mineralogical, fluid inclusion and oxygen isotope...behavior of trace elements in granitic quartz from South Norway. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol. 2004, 147, 615–628...The hydrothermal vein deposits are located in the south of a fold belt along the Qinling and Dabie mountains
Catalog/List
QUARTZ Serifos Island (Seriphos), Cyclades Islands, Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands Dept., Greece Besides...Besides Ilvaite, the Island of Seriphos is home to a type of Quartz seen only rarely: Prase or Prasem - a leek-green...Quartz that comes from clefts in the rocks of the island. In addition to the unusual color the Quartz from...Monster Mine, Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska...Region, Russia First noted and described from the island of Elba in 1811, for which it was named. The best
 
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