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Clinozoisite from
Kovalo eclogites, Kechros, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Clinozoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Clinozoisite occurs as inclusions in garnets in the unaltered eclogites and a minor mineral in the retrogressed eclogites.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinozoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kovalo eclogites, Kechros, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1780000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1780000:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinozoisite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ā“˜Myrtiski-Vyrsini chromite deposit, Arriana, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
18.1km (11.2 miles) ā“˜Charakoma eclogite, Soufli, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
68.7km (42.7 miles) ā“˜Strashimir pegmatite, Strashimir mine, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
68.8km (42.8 miles) ā“˜Pechinsko Pass pegmatite, Strashimir mine, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
70.9km (44.0 miles) ā“˜Petrovitsa deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan Municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
References
Mposkos, E.; Baziotis, I.; Proyer, A. (2011) Pressureā€“temperature evolution of eclogites from the Kechros complex in the Eastern Rhodope (NE Greece). International Journal of Earth Sciences, 101 (4). 973-996 doi:10.1007/s00531-011-0699-2
 
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