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Bedrocks

Bedrock	Place of Origin	Utility
Ostra Edulis
Reef Limestone	Androlykou, Armenochori, Xylofagou, Mitsero etc	Production of concrete and road construction aggregates.
Calcareous Sandstone/ Calcarenite	Disseminated sedimentary depositions all over Cyprus.	Construction stone, floor slabs, sand production
Βalanus Tintinabulum
Wehrlite	Troodos Peaks, Lemesos Forest
Gabbro	Troodos Peaks, Lemesos Forest	Building Stone
Gypsum	Disseminated sedimentary depositions all over Cyprus.	Production of lime-cast, plasters & Paris, floor slabs etc
Diabase	Troodos Peaks, Pafos Forest, Lemesos Forest
Dunite	Troodos Peaks, Lemesos Forest
Coralline Limestone Part of a Reef Limestone	Androlykou, Armenochori, Xylofagou, Mitsero	Production of concrete and road construction aggregates.
Marl	Disseminated sedimentary depositions all over Cyprus.
Marble	Some places of the mountain range of Pentadaktylos and allochthono bedrocks of the formation “Mamonia”	Production of slabs and mosaics for floors and other surfaces
Bentonite	Sedimentary dispositions on lava (Along the perimeter of Troodos and the Forest of Lemesos)	Multiple usages (sealing, casters, extraction of iron ore from kilns, drillings etc)
Olivine Basalt	Lavas along the perimeter of Troodos, Lemesos Forest
Picrite Basalt	Lavas along the perimeter of Troodos, Lemesos Forest
Plagiogranite	Troodos/Lemesos Forest
Proxenite	Troodos Peaks, Lemesos Forest	Raw material for bricks, cement
Silica Sandstone	Pafos (formation Mamonia) Parekklisia	Production of quartz sand
Ηartzburgite	Troodos Peaks, Lemesos Forest

Minerals

Mineral	Place of Origin	Utility
Asbestos	Troodos Peaks	Refractory objects, pipes, masonry and roof slabs (They are no longer used for health reasons)
Pyrrhotitee	Lemesos Forest	Limited production of sulphuric acid) unless it contains valuable metal such as nickel, cobalt
Iron Pyrite	Lavas along the perimeter of Troodos. Lemesos Forest	Production of sulphuric acid and sometimes iron
Copper rust	Remains of ancient extraction of copper from kilns	Cultural heritage
Chromite	Troodos/ Lemesos Forest	Production of Chromium
Ochre	Sediment on lavas, mainly near metals	Production of colours

Crystals

Crystals	Place of Origin	Utility
Αnalcime	Troodos Lavas, Lemesos Forest
Quartz	Troodos Lavas and Lemesos Forest	Semiprecious Stone after process

Single-crystal bedrocks

Single-crystal bedrock	Place of Origin	Utility
Chert	In crossings with chalk of the lower horizon
Red Jasper	Troodos Lavas and Lemesos Forest	Semiprecious Stone after process
Chalcedony	Troodos Lavas and Lemesos Forest	Semiprecious Stone after process