CRITICAL METALS IN GREECE: MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL IMPLICATIONS IN CHALKIDIKI, ANAFI, MILOS AND LAVRIO

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Διαχείριση Περιβάλλοντος - Ορυκτοί Πόροι
Library of the School of Science
Deposit date:
2019-11-22
Year:
2019
Author:
Manoukian Eleonora
Supervisors info:
Παναγιώτης Βουδούρης, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος, ΕΚΠΑ
Αθανάσιος Γκοντελίτσας, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας και Γεωπεριβάλλοντος, ΕΚΠΑ
Βασίλειος Μέλφος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας, ΑΠΘ
Original Title:
CRITICAL METALS IN GREECE: MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL IMPLICATIONS IN CHALKIDIKI, ANAFI, MILOS AND LAVRIO
Languages:
English
Translated title:
CRITICAL METALS IN GREECE: MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL IMPLICATIONS IN CHALKIDIKI, ANAFI, MILOS AND LAVRIO
Summary:
The importance of discovering critical metals is growing, due to their necessity in the modern high technological industry. Greece could play an important role in this because in the future it has the ability to supply these critical metallic raw materials, as it hosts a large number of ore deposits. Many of these deposits are promising targets for future exploitation and exploration so that the mineral wealth of Greece can make a significant contribution to a competitive and sustainable economy.
This study aims to determine if critical metals can be found in Mavres Petres (Chalkidiki), Plaka (Lavrio), Anafi and Milos islands inside sphalerite, galena and telluride minerals. The focus was mainly in antimony (Sb), bismuth (Bi), cobalt (Co), cadmium (Cd), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), indium (In), selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te).
The analytical methods used have detected high cobalt concentrations in Anafi inside the lattice mostly of sphalerite and galena. High antimony concentrations are present in Lavrio. Apart from Lavrio, it is found inside galena in Mavres Petres and Anafi. Bismuth shows high concentrations in Lavrio, mostly inside galena. Cadmium and gallium show high concentrations in Milos island inside sphalerite and galena, respectively. Germanium has high concentrations in Anafi and indium in Mavres Petres, both inside sphalerite. In Anafi and in Milos islands selenium can be detected inside sphalerite and galena, respectively. Finally, tellurium is mostly in Milos island inside the telluride minerals.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
critical metals, sphalerite, galena, teluride minerals
Index:
Yes
Number of index pages:
2
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
177
Number of pages:
114
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