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Quartz (Kaktos amethyst) from Kwandebele , Mphumalanga , South Africa

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Kwandebele , Mphumalanga , South Africa

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- In the Memorial article on Our Mother, Alexandra in former issue March-April 2007, we had betokened that we will present in this new-looking issue of ORYKTOLOGIKA NEA-NEWS ON MINERALS , mineral and gem specimens from the personal collection of our Alexandra. The size ranges between T/N and cabinet . - On the left above we present a ig Heart made of Milky Quartz from her collection. The Heart is Big , like the Heart of Our Mother who is Fee-hearted. Some people say that the passing away of a person from this World to Heaven is a ‘big TRIP”. The collection of minerals , fossils and gemstones take the collectors to various areas in the World and resembles like a “big trip”.

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3 4 5 1. ( ) , , .- Dioptase (green crystals) on rock matrix , Cordoba , Argentina 2. ( ) , , - Apophyllite (sample with double terminated crystals) , Poona , India 3. , – Tourmaline and albite , Pakistan 4. – Pyrite from Peru 5. ( ) , – Smithsonite (gem quality) , Lavrion , Hellas

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10 6 . - Konichalcite and aragonite , Lavrion , Hellas 7. , - Crocoite , Dundas , Tasmania 8. , – Chrysoprase , Poland 9. - Azurite and malachite , Morenci , Arizona , USA 10 . – Almandine garnet , Alaska ,USA


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15 16 11. Aragonite – , 12. Solzite from South Australia [The main ore of tungsten is wolframite (Fe,Mn)WO4; scheelite (CaWO4) and solzite (PbWO4) are also important ] 13. Amethyst – Brazil 14. Dark purple Fluorite , from South Africa 15. Malachite (egg artcraft) , Kolwezi , Shaba province , Democratic Republic of Congo 16. Wooden Jewellery box . Cap is made by Paesina , a marble like stone from the area of Florence in Italy. [The name "pietra paesina" means "landscape rock" since after it has been sawn and polished , it shows incredible colors and landascapes ]


17 18 Arfvedsonite on feldspars , Heulandite , Stilbite and apophyllite , Poona , India

Chilwa Alkaline Area, Mt. Malosa, Zomba, Malawi, Africa

19 20 Arsenopyrite on muscovite ,sericite matrix Ruby Hexagonal Crystal ( ) Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Hunan Province, China Andhra Pradesh , India

21 22 Aegirine , Mt. Malosa, Zomba, Malawi, Africa Amazonite , Russia – ,


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28 29 30 24 , 26 Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite) from Pala mine , California , USA – 25 Water melon tourmaline (rough) and facetted pink and green tourmaline . 27 For comparison purposes a 3-colored (green , white , pink) facetted tourmaline from the collection of Petros Solomonidis is cited. 28 Tourmaline , albite , muscovite , Pakistan = , , , 29 Blue Chalcedony from South Africa – , 30 Amethyst from Brazil – ,

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An interesting area for mineralogical safari in the Hellenic mainland : Vourinos Ophiolite complex , Kozani , Western Macedonia , Hellas

Aetoraches Mine, Vourinos Mt ophiolite complex, Kozáni and Grevena prefectures border area, Kozáni Prefecture, Western Macedonia Department , Greece is reported to host rare and interesting minerals , some of them are cited below.

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A chromium mine owned by Hellenic Ferroalloys (Hellenic Industrial and Mining Investment Co. Group). Located between Kozáni and Grevena. Please check with the map below. (Blue arrow). -Chromite -Clinochlore -Diopside var: Chromian Diopside -Irarsite ( Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990) -Iridium , var: Osmiridium (Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 ) -Magnetite -Orcelite (Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 ) -Osarsite ( Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 ) -Osmium var: Iridosmine -Pentlandite -Perovskite -Pseudobrookite -Rutheniridosmine (Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 ) -Rutile -Titanite BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 2. Moores, E. M. 1969. Petrology and structure of the Vourinos ophiolite complex, North Greece. Spec. Pap. geol. Soc. Am. 3. Zimmermann, J. J. 1969. The Vourinos complex—an allochthonous Alpine ophiolite in northern Greece. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs for 1969, 245.


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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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Typical ancient slag specimens from Lavrion , Attiki County , Hellas (Greece)


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Part 1: Articles -Abstract -Contents -Foreword -Introduction -The Geological and Tectonic framework of Europe -Metallogenic Mineral Provinces and World Class Ore Deposits in Europe -A Brief Summary of the Tertiary-Quaternary Landscape Evolution Focusing on Palaeodrainage Settlement on the European Shield -Human Impacts -Sampling -Sample Preparation and Analysis Database Management and Map Production

Part 2: Articles -Abstract -Executive summary -Foreword, Part 2 -Introduction to Part 2 -Introduction to the Chemistry and Geochemistry of the Elements -Distribution of Elements in Subsoil and Topsoil -Distribution of Elements in Humus -Distribution of Elements in Stream Water -Distribution of Elements in Stream Sediment -Distribution of Elements in Floodplain Sediment -Comparison of Elements in All Sample Media, General Comments and Conclusions -Elements Ag - Zr -Discussion and Conclusions -References -Annex 1 -Annex 2 -Annex 3 -Annex 4 -Annex 5

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