Mine detail: Tsagli

Previously called 'Eretria/Farsala Mine'

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Location: Thessaloniki, Greece, Europe
Lat / long: 39.29882, 22.61842
dep_id: 10084760
mrds_id: W102201
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium, Copper, Nickel, Iron
Minor mineral: Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Prospect
gangue: Chlorite, Serpentine
alteration: Metamorphism Characterized By Greenschist Facies Assemblages. The Alteration Silicate Mineralogy Of Host Rock Close To The Contact With Ore Consists Of Serpentine,Chlorite,Pyroxene And Garnet
conc_proc: Unclear
ore_ctrl: Peripheral Parts Of Some Chromite Pods
Reporter: Economou, Maria
Structure: The Sulfides-Chromite-Magnetite Association Is Found Within Serpentinte Of A Thickness About 100m. Brittle And Brecciated Forms Are Common In Both Ore And Host Rock
disc_yr: 1975
discr: Mines Exploration Ltd
References:
  • Deposit:: MASTORIS,K. 1979. THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF ERETRIA (TSAGLI). INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL AND MINING RESEARCH (I.G.M.R)ATHENS(IN GREEK)
  • Deposit:: ECONOMOU M.1981. A SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE COPPER SULFIDES GEENITE AND SPIONKOPITE IN ERETICA N.JB MINER.M 489-494
  • Deposit:: ECONOMOU M.1982. UNUSUAL ASSOCIATION OF FE-NI-CO-CU SULFIDES WITH CHROMITE AND MAGNETITE IN ERETRIA AREA(TSAGLI).CHEM.ERDE 41:325-336
  • Deposit:: ECONOMOU M. NALDRETT A.1981.ORIGIN OF SULFIDES ASSOCIATED WITH PODIFORM CHROMITE. ANNUAL REPORT S.R.C,UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
  • Deposit:: ECONOMOU M,NALDRETT A. SULFIDES ASSOCIATED WITH PODIFORM BODIFORM BODIES OF CHROMITE AT TSANGLI,ERETRIA,GREECE.MINERALIUM DESPOSITA (IN PRESS)
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