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Fokida, Central Greece
Parnassos-Ghiona bauxite mines
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: bauxite, diaspore, boehmite, red karst fills.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Karst bauxite horizons in Mesozoic limestone, Greece's main aluminium ore district
The Parnassos-Ghiona bauxite zone is a textbook karst-bauxite province.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
haul roads, unfenced pits
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