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BARITE (cockscomb type) , BaSO4 (orthorhombic) + CERUSSITE , PbCO3 (orthorhombic) , Mibladen,

Morocco

( . ) , BaSO4 ( )+ , PbCO3 ( ),
Mibladen ,

. From the Collection of Alexandra G. Minatidou)

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- [Pb5(VO4)3Cl] - Vanadinite

, Mibladen , Vanadinite , Mibladen , Morocco

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From the Collection of Alexandra G. Minatidou)

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Some mineral specimens from Lavrion , Hellas

1 2

3 4

5 6
1. ( ) ( ) Azurite +Malachite 2.
) MONHEIMITE = SMITHSONITE. Formula:, (Zn,Fe ) CO3 Botryoidal Smithsonite on
2+

Monheimite 3.
Quartz with iron staining ;on top of quartz , aragonite 4. Coralloid
Calcite 5. ( ) ( ) Azurite + Malachite 6. ,
) Azurite , limonite (light brown mineral)
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7 8

9 10

11 12

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7. Coralloid Calcite 8. , Ca(Fe2+, Mg ,Mn 2+ ) (CO3 )2 , (

) , dog-teeth. Ankerite 9. (Zn , Fe 2+)S ( ) + ,
Fe (CO3) Sphalerite + Siderite 10.
2+ , Ni3(AsO4)2 8(H2O) , ( ) , :
, (Ni,Mg)3 (AsO4 )2 8H2O -Annabergite , var. Cabrerite 11. ( ) Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 +
( ) Azurite + Malachite 12. Smithsonite on Monehimite 13.
, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 ( )+ , ( ) Azurite + Malachite .
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The corner of the International Association of Collectors of Slag Minerals (IACSM)

COLLECTORS ON SLAG MINERALS

Slag Mineral collectors: Mr. Paul Poulain ,9 Allee des Tardes , F-36250 ST. MAUR ,
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1.---Slag minerals of Val Varenna, Genova, Italy - Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy
Rocks & Minerals, March-April, 2003 by W.A. Henderson, Jr.
W. A. Henderson Jr., 47 Robin Ridge Dr., Madison, CT 06443.,USA

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3.---The Mineral NEALITE

Chemistry: Pb4Fe(AsO4)2Cl4 , Lead Iron Arsenate Chloride
Class: Phosphates
Subclass: Arsenates
Uses: Only as mineral specimens.
Specimens
Nealite is a very rare mineral. It was named for an American mineral collector, Neal Yedlin.
Nealite is known from one locality, its type locality of Lavrio (formerly Lavrion and Laurium),
Greece. Other rare minerals from this locality include paralaurionite, laurionite, ktenasite,
zincaluminite, fiedlerite, penfieldite, serpierite, thorikosite, glaucocerinite, beudantite,
georgiadesite and phosgenite to name just a few.
(Source : [ http://www.galleries.com/minerals/phosphat/nealite/nealite.htm ]

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Typical ancient
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From Holland : Mr. Andr M. Robbemond , Esmoreitschouw 7 , 2726 KH

Zoetermeer , The Netherlands wishes to exchange mineral specimens with other collectors.
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- From Hellas : O . , 23 EL-17673
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Theophrastite in chromite from Vermion region in Kentriki
Makedonia , Hellas
Theophrastite : Ni(OH)2
Dana No: 6.2.1.5 Strunz No: IV/F.03-40

*
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[Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3] , Knorringite Mg 3Cr 2(SiO 4)3 , Mariposite [K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2],
, ,
Ni(OH)2 .
.( . , ).
There are quite a few ophiolite complexes * in Hellas which host among other minerals ,
chromites. Collectors when collecting chromite specimens should keep their eyes open to see if
there are green minerals on their chromite specimens . Apart from uvarovite [Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3] ,
Knorringite Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 , Mariposite [K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2], you may locate a rare
secondary nickel mineral , theophrastite , Ni(OH)2 , as nice specimens of chromite along with
theophrastite have been collected in the Vermion region of Nomos Emathias in Kentriki
Makedonia. (See arrow in map below for Vermion Mountain area).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ECONOMOU M. & MARCOPOULOS Th., 1983. Origin of the new mineral Theophrastite
Ni(OH)2. Chem. Erde, 42: 53 - 66.
- MARCOPOULOS Th. & ECONOMOU M. , 1981. Theophrastite, Ni(OH)2 , a new mineral from
northern Greece. Amer. Mineralogist, 66: 1020 - 1021.

Mount Vermion, Macedonia , Hellas -

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Courtesy : www.imathia.gr
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* , ,
. , ophiolites.
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:
- : ( )
:

- (Sheeted dikes) :
, .
- : ,
- :
- :
- : /

*Ophiolites are sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been overthrusted on
to Continental crust or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks. The scientific terms comes
from the is Greek Ophio for "snake" and lite which means "stone".
The stratigraphic sequence observed in ophiolites corresponds to the lithosphere-forming processes at mid-
oceanic ridges:
Sediments: Muds (black shale) and cherts deposited since the crust formed.
Extrusive sequence: Basaltic pillow lavas show magma/seawater contact.
Sheeted dikes : Vertical, parallel dikes which fed the pillow lavas above.
High level intrusives: Isotropic Gabbro, indicative of fractionated magma chamber.
Layered Gabbro : resulting from settling out of minerals from a magma chamber.
Cumulate peridotite: Dunite-rich layers of minerals that settled out from a magma chamber.
Tectonized peridotite: Harzburgite/lherzolite-rich mantle rock.

(Sheeted dikes)

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Courtesy : http://www.noaa.gov

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Oceanic Crust rocks are basic
(mafic) and ultrabasic
(ultramafic) rocks .
- A Geophilotelic document
related with an UNESCO
International Symposium on
Metallogeny of Mafic and
Ultramafic Complexes held in
Athens, Greece in 1980
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UNESCO 1980

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( .) , 2001 ,
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, 2000 , Indonesia , 2000 ,Gemstones

- ,1994:
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1 2
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3 4
3,4- 1 750
8750 .
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- More mineral specimens

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1. (Fe2+,Mg,Zn)1.5-2 Al9[O6|(OH,O)2|(SiO4 )4] , 2. ( )
2+ 3+
CaFe2 Fe [O|OH|Si2O7 ], - Lievrite (Ilvaite) , Serifos Island , Aegean Sea , Hellas . 3.
, 4. , PbCrO4 5 ( )
Kaemmererite, also spelled kammererite (chromium rich variety of clinochlore ) Kop Krom mine Erzurum
(Turkey), 6 Psilomelane ( : Black Hematite Black Iron Ore ) Andros
Island , Aegean Sea , Hellas 7. Kyanite , .
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Trilobites: Extinct Marine Arthropods

The name trilobite is derived from Greek trilobos, three-lobed : tri-, tri- + lobos, lobe.] The name also
arthropods comes from the Greek Words .Specifically Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda) takes the name from
the Greek , meaning joint and , meaning foot)
Trilobites are often placed in the class Trilobita within the phylum Arthropoda. They flourished during the
Cambrian period about 500 million years ago. The last of the trilobites disappeared in the mass extinction at
the end of the Permian, about 250 million years ago. They are fossils sought most for by collectors. Trilobites
are subdivided into nine orders with thousands of species. The body is composed of three major parts, the
head (cephali ), thorax, and tail (pygidium) and hence the name tri (three , in Greek ) + lobites or lobos
or in Greek) . Most trilobites were apparently bottom-dwellers that filtered mud to obtain food. Their
typical size was two to eight centimeters , although large trilobites up to 70 cm (27 inches) have been found.
:

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, 500 .
, 250 .
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3 8 , 70
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Devonian Trilobites from . Issimour Alnif, Morocco

Issimour , .
Other known Trilobite localities in
Morocco include : Oufaten Alnif, , Erfoud, Tanssikhte, AM Lime stone formation in Morocco ,
Laatchana Alnif, , Zerg, Dra Valley, Morocco
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Psaronius brasiliensis : A 270 Million-Year-Old Petrified Tree Fern from Brazil
270

-Design , . ,
55-57 , 1
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Central stele of vascular bundles

- Age: Permian [The Permian period lasted from 290 to 248 million years ago and was the last
period of the Paleozoic Era. ] Locality : Araguaina petrified forest, Maranhao Province, Brazil
Note the central stele region containing arcs of xyloid tissue (vascular bundles). The structure of
this stem is quite different from the concentric growth rings of conifers.
-
, (abies)
(Pinus).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.[Brongniart, A.. 1872. Notice sur le Psaronius brasiliensis. Bulletin de la Societ Botanique de
France, Series 5, 19, 310.
2. Cox, C. B. & Hutchinson, P. 1991. Fishes and amphibians from the Late Permian Pedra de Fogo
Formation of northern Brazil. Palaeontology, 34, 561573.[ISI][GeoRef]
3. Derby, O. A.. 1913. Observations on the stem structure of Psaronius brasiliensis. American
Journal of Science, 36, 489497.[ISI][GeoRef]

Map of Brazil and blue

arrow shows the State of
Tocantins where the
petrified forest of
Araguaina is located.

Tocantins

Araguaina.

Map Courtesy :
www.brazilintl.com
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Araucaria

Petrified trunk of Araucaria conifer from Madagascar

Name: Araucaria (a conifer)

Geologic Age: Early Triassic (225 Million Years Old)
Location: Ambilobe , Antsiranana Province, Northern Madagascar (See map in page 25)
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Blue arrow shows

area of
Antsiranana
Antsiranana Province of
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Petrified Forest of Lesbos island, Aegean Sea , Hellas

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General area of
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Chloritoid
(Fe,Mg,Mn)2(Al,Fe)Al3O2(SiO4)2(OH)4
Corundum
Diaspore
Gahnite
( )
Hematite
Kaolinite
Margarite
Paragonite
Rutile
Spinel , var: Titano-spinel (TL)
,, :
Staurolite
'Tourmaline Group'
:
Zincohgbomite-2N2S (TL)

BIBLIOGRAPHY :
1. .
: ,
, 2005.
2. Henry , D. J. and Dutrow , B.L. (2001) Compositional zoning and element partitioning in nickelian tourmaline from a
metamorphosed karstbauxite from Samos, Greece. American Mineralogist: 80: 1130-1142.

FOKIS -
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Vagonetto Fokis Mining Park
2 - Red arrow shows location of Kerketeas
Mountain in Samos

1 2
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Mass Malachite from

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Democratic Republic
of Congo (Former
Zaire)

Mt. Malosa, Zomba,

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Aegirine on
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