Locality type:

Slag Locality

Classification

Species:

Cyanochroite

Formula:

K₂Cu(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O

Formation:

Post-mining/Anthropogenic

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Lavrion slag localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

48027

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:48027:9

GUID (UUID V4):

442b4389-3e33-4f39-aebe-ac816cbe4498

References

42.

Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther (1986) Neues von Lavrion. Neufunde in den Schlacken von Lavrion [News from Lavrion. New discoveries in the slags of Lavrion]. Lapis, 11 (6) 25-29

Gelaude, Piet, van Kalmthout, Piet, Rewitzer, Christian (1996) Laurion: The Minerals in the Ancient Slags. Piet Gelaude, Piet van Kalmthout , Christian Rewitzer.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Hazen, Robert M., Grew, Edward S., Origlieri, Marcus J., Downs, Robert T. (2017) On the mineralogy of the “Anthropocene Epoch”. American Mineralogist, 102 (3) 595-611 doi:10.2138/am-2017-5875*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 East 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0077, U.S.A. ...tunnel walls; weathering products of mine dumps and slag). A second human influence on the distribution of...of localities I. Mine-associated (“post-mine”) minerals Formula Type locality; other localities A...Wetherillite Zýkaite Number of localities 1 7 Formula Type locality; other localities Reference(s) Na2Mg(UO2)2(SO4)4·18H2O...Simonkolleite Thorikosite 6 6 2 4 8 2 D. Minerals found in slag or the walls of smelters NaK5Sb14S6O18·6H2O Le Cetine

Cyanochroite from Lavrion slag localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Cyanochroite from
Lavrion slag localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece