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Locality Name:
Biga Peninsula, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey


mindat Locality ID: 20263
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20263.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Biga Peninsula, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bayramiç
Gönen
Ivrindi

Latitude: 39°44'29"N
Longitude: 27°35'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.741388888889,27.591388888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au B C Ca Fe H Hg K Mg Na O S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKaolinite
MicaNoneOrpimentPyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelStibnite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Barroisite  (*)Borax  (*)Calcite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Colemanite  (*)Dickite  (*)Epidote  (*)Glaucophane  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Paragonite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Stibnite  (*)Trona  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11166478803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311166472353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61116649966
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211166473092
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2111664749
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O111664976
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111664727770
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41116649352
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS11166512600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11166471025
Colemanite  (*)NoneCaB3O4(OH)3·H2O1116649144
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41116649651
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11166478173
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)21116647286
Gold  (*)CopperAu111664930554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311166471544
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311166475433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111664714899
Mercury  (*)NoneHg1116651397
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111664717380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O61116647229
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31116649511
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21116647247
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211166475614
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S311166493418
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O1116649129


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