Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnesite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDunite,Harzburgite,Serpentinite
Tectonic settingVardar Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1959
Identification
Deposit ID10023810
MRDS IDI003001
Alternate namesGerakini
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.28207, 23.45176
References
LEISTEL, JEAN-MARC, 1992, LE GISEMENT DE MAGNESITE DE YERAKINI (OU GERAKINI), CHALCIDIQUE, GREECE, IN VISITES DE GISEMENTS: CHRONIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, NO. 509, P. 46-47.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, MAGNESITE AND MAGNESIA, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 153-160.