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Locality Name:
Kirklareli Province, Marmara Region, Turkey

Oldest recorded age at locality: 85
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 206215
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206215.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kirklareli Province, Marmara Region, Turkey": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Balaban
Çelebi
Demirköy
Dereköy

Latitude: 41°51'53"N
Longitude: 27°36'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.864722222222,27.607777777778

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
EnargiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelWurtzite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)280.567.42116731,1167343419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)80.567.411167348803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311167311534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS83.380.111167359052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)283.380.12116732,1167355509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS485653116730,116734,1167355516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)80.567.42116731,11673427770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S83.380.111167355707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS285655116730,116731,116732,116734,11673527198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS83.380.111167354165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)483.380.11116735651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S83.380.111167351027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611167314135
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS485653116730,116734,116735910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)80.567.42116731,1167348173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1116732345
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS83.380.1111673524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)83.380.111167357437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311167311544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61116731741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O380.567.42116731,11673414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O383.380.111167355433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O483.367.43116731,116734,11673514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)283.380.13116731,116732,11673512537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS285654116730,116732,116734,1167355800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)280.567.4111673417380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211167312273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS285654116730,116731,116734,11673539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S883.380.111167359056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111673161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO283.367.42116734,1167355614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)85653116730,116731,1167354894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS83.380.1111673521482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211167312562



3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00396856585–65      Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, ScheeliteCu206213Ikiztepe Cu Deposit, Balaban, Kirklareli Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyIkiztepeSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-0039880.567.476.7±3.8 –70.9±3.5      Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, RutileCu206217Dereköy Cu-Mo Deposit, Dereköy, Kirklareli Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyDerekoySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-0039783.380.181.7±1.6      Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Dickite, Enargite, Galena, Goethite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Scheelite, SphaleriteCu206214Şükrüpaşa Cu-Mo Deposit, Dereköy, Kirklareli Province, Marmara Region, TurkeySukrupasaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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