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Locality Name:
Ankara Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey


mindat Locality ID: 146215
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146215.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ankara Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Beypazari
Cayirhan Mine
Cubuk
Haymana
Kalecik
Kasa Keskin
Kızılcahamam
Polatlı Basin

Latitude: 40°26'43"N
Longitude: 32°54'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.445277777778,32.908611111111
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 B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidote
GeocroniteGypsumKaoliniteMicaNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSphalerite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Glauberite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lüneburgite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nahcolite  (*)Opal  (*)Pirssonite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Searlesite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thermonatrite  (*)Tremolite  (*)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)211164793419
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11164901627
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11164781588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211164893092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11164899052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111648911547
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111116489843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2116489,11649027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211164895171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111648927198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22116478,1164909895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11164898173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111648924243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S231116489133
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)22116477,116478137
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2116477,1164786890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411164905591
Lüneburgite  (*)NoneMg3[B2(OH)6(PO4)2]·6H2O2116477,11647814
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11164781487
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O1116478223
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111649017380
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)111647778
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11164902994
Pirssonite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·2H2O111647719
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1116487494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111648939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23116481,116482,1164843106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26116479,116481,116482,116484,116489,11649061156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1116479390
Searlesite  (*)NoneNaBSi2O5(OH)2111647734
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111648921482
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)2116477,116478299
Thermonatrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·H2O111647764
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211164792562
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O1116477129


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