Provenite

Cassandra Mines (Stratoni, Chalkidiki)

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40.5170° N, 23.8170° E · ± 10 km

Rhodochrosite from Central Macedonia, Greece, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Rhodochrosite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Calcite with Rhodochrosite

2 specimen photo(s) from this locality show rhodochrosite with calcite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Rhodochrosite at Cassandra Mines (Stratoni, Chalkidiki)

Sulfide matrix covered on both sides with pastel-pink rhodochrosite pseudomorphs after calcite, Cassandra Mines.
Sulfide matrix covered on both sides with pastel-pink rhodochrosite pseudomorphs after calcite, Cassandra Mines.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
A 5.5 cm pink rhodochrosite pseudomorph after a calcite crystal from the Cassandra Mines, Greece.
A 5.5 cm pink rhodochrosite pseudomorph after a calcite crystal from the Cassandra Mines, Greece.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Pseudomorphs after calcite on sulfide matrix
Typical size
Pseudomorphs to about 5.5 cm
Color / luster
Vivid pastel pink
Associated minerals
Calcitesulfides
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-928 SRC-929

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Mining area worked since antiquity.
Region
Central Macedonia
Country
Greece

Coordinates are those of Stratoni village (Wikipedia), the mining village of the Cassandra mines; the label does not name the individual mine, hence +/- 10 km.

Sources: SRC-916

Sources

  1. SRC-916 · Website
    StratoniWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-928 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Calcite-219112.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)
  3. SRC-929 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-Calcite-54374.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.