Minerals of greece

The Eurorainbow of The Eurorainbow of schoolsschools

By the 7th Lykeion of Trikala

The colours under the ground of Greece

GREECE!!So rich and

colorful country!

In the west, and in Aegean, under

the wonderful blue color of the sea, the “black”

oil!In the north, in Macedonia, coal

and gold. In the center, aluminium!!

(bauxite)

90% of the ores you will see here, are found in the ancient mines of LAVRION, 58km southern Athens

LAVRION: Ancient mines

mainly for silver

Athenian slaves working in mines of LAVRION (5th AD)

Anthophyllite: for Mg, FeAnthophyllite: for Mg, Fe

BISMUTHINITEBISMUTHINITE” for (Bi) bismuthio

For lead (Pb)

BISMUTH (Bi)BISMUTH (Bi)ALUGEN: ALUGEN:

For Aluminium AlFor Aluminium Al

BROOKITE : For Titanium (Ti)BROOKITE : For Titanium (Ti)

CINNABAR: Mercury sulfideCINNABAR: Mercury sulfide

ERYTHRITE: For Cobalt HALOTHRICHITE: Fe, Al

HEMIMORPHITE, HEMIMORPHITE, PENFIELDITE, PENFIELDITE, SPANGOLITESPANGOLITE

PYROMORPHITE: For lead (Pb)PYROMORPHITE: For lead (Pb)

SULFUR

VANADINITE: For Lead and

Vanadium

SERPENTINITE: For decorations Lead

COPIAPITE: Fe, iron

GOETHITE: for Iron

DUNDASITE: Aluminium, Lead. (Al, Pb)

ATACAMITE: For Copper

CONICHALCITE- Calcium, Copper

ANTIMONITE: for Antimony (Sb)

LUDLOCKITE: Iron, Lead, Arsenic (Fe, Pb, As)

MIMETITE:

Lead, Arsenic, (Pb, As)

MIMETITE:

Lead, Arsenic, (Pb, As)

ARTHURITE: Copper, Iron, Arsenic

SCORODITE: Fe+++, Cu

 Calcite on Rosasite ( Copper, Zinc, limestone))

LINARITE: Lead, Copper

DOUNITE:Olivine, Serpentine

COAL: lignite

The same mineral of lead Pb

in allotropic shapes.

Scorodite for As and Fe

Woodwardite for Cu

Lengratite for Zn (zinc)

Mixitebismuth copper arsenate

Mixitebismuth copper arsenate

NealiteFor Pb, Fe

Olivenite For Cu (copper)

AgarditeWth more than 3 metals

Allophane Al2O3)(SiO2 (Aluminium)

 ANKERITE: Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese

Azurite: Copper(Cu)

Carminite: As, Fe, Pb

KTENASITE: Copper

Laventulan: Copper- Arsenic

Pyrrhotite : for (Fe) iron

Rhodocrosite: for Mn (maganese)

SERPERITE: Cu, Ca, Zn (Copper, calcium, zinc)

VALENTINITE: Antimonium (Sb)

Cobalt salt

Copper salt

MALACHITE: for copper (Cu)

MINERAL GLASS from the volcano of Nissyros

SMITHSONITE BLUE.: for Zinc

FLUORITE: CaF2

BAUXITE: for AlUmInIUm

Metal Ion Flame Colour

Lithium Li+ Red

Sodium Na+ Yellow/Orange

Potassium K+ Lilac

Calcium Ca2+ Brick Red

Barium Ba2+ Light Green

Copper Cu2+ Blue/Green

Thank you!

And don’t forget: the fireworks are just metal vapors!

Music by KARAINDROU

Mineral resources in Poland....

...Coal, Salt, Sulphur, Lead,Zinc, Copper, Natural Gas, Amber

Prepared by Daria Kupisińska