Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite
SecondaryStrontium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlCentral Part Of Lake, Associated With Tuffaceous Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsCelestite, Colemanite, Gypsum, Ulexite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Tuff
Associated rockEvaporite
Tectonic settingBasin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055369
MRDS IDRL10040
Alternate namesKarlovassi Lake Basin
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.78215, 26.68499
References
STAMATAKIS, M.G., AND ECONOMOU, G.E., 1991, A COLEMANITE AND ULEXITE OCCURRENCE IN A LATE MIOCENE SALINE-ALKALINE LAKE OF WEST SAMOS ISLAND: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, P. 166-172