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Evia, Central Greece

Mantoudi magnesite mines

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: snow-white magnesite, serpentine.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Vein and stockwork magnesite in north Evia serpentinites, mined since the 19th century

The Evia magnesite district is long documented in Greek industrial mineral records.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

old pit walls

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