In this article, occurrences of alunite in northern Greece (Thrace) and the Aegean Islands (Lesvos, Limnos and Milos) are presented and their geological, mineralogical and depositional characteristics are discussed. All alunite-bearing rocks are part of advanced argillic alteration zones in porphyry-epithermal systems hosted in Neogene magmatic rocks. Evidence for early exploitation of alunite in Sapes, Lesvos and Milos, suggest various uses, especially in medicine, in fabric dying, purification of water, or as pigment from classical until recent times.
ALUNITE OCCURRENCES IN GREECE: GEOLOGICAL MINERALOGICAL CONSTRAINTS AND EXPLOITATION
MAVROGONATOS K;
2014-01-01
Abstract
In this article, occurrences of alunite in northern Greece (Thrace) and the Aegean Islands (Lesvos, Limnos and Milos) are presented and their geological, mineralogical and depositional characteristics are discussed. All alunite-bearing rocks are part of advanced argillic alteration zones in porphyry-epithermal systems hosted in Neogene magmatic rocks. Evidence for early exploitation of alunite in Sapes, Lesvos and Milos, suggest various uses, especially in medicine, in fabric dying, purification of water, or as pigment from classical until recent times.File in questo prodotto:
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