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Lavreotiki UNESCO Global Geopark is located in an incomparable area, combining exemplary mineralogical, geological, mining and archaeological characteristics. The Lavrion deposit comprises of five different styles of deposits related to each other, a feature that has not been in another ore deposit elsewhere yet. Its minerals contain the highest number of different elements (48) of any known mining district and thus more diverse than anywhere else in the world. Apart from being famous for its silver, the district contains more different minerals than any other location on Earth. The effects of surface weathering and oxidation at Lavrion, together with the frequent rises and falls in sea level resulting from oscillating climate change over the last million years; have created an unmatched diversity of secondary minerals. As a result, the Lavrion mining district is unique in its mineralogical features. Currently, out of the global known mineral species, nearly 12% are present in Lavreotiki UNESCO Global Geopark, making it a natural mineralogical museum.