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Locality Name:
Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey

Oldest recorded age at locality: 135
Youngest recorded age at locality: 34

mindat Locality ID: 22141
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22141.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey": 63
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Ağri Province
Ardahan Province
Bingöl Province
Bitlis Province
Elazig Province
Erzincan Province
Erzurum Province
Hakkâri Province
Iğdır Province
Malatya Province
Tunceli Province

Latitude: 39°45'45"N
Longitude: 41°3'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.7625,41.065555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Artinite	Auricupride	Baryte	Bournonite
Brochantite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum
Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite
Iron	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite
Wollastonite

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Artinite Auricupride Baryte Bournonite
Brochantite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum
Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Humite
Iron Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pentlandite Perovskite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite
Wollastonite

94 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Artinite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Cohenite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*
Daubréelite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uvarovite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			7	116584,116585,116588,116591,116592,116604,116625	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	65.5	55.8	3	116584,116604,116614	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	116606	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	116604	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	116606	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	116621,116623	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	116606,116611	9052
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O			1	116616	75
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	135	135	1	116600	166
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	116606,116625	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	65.5	55.8	3	116614,116620,116625	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	38	34	4	116606,116607,116608,116628	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	116606	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	116606	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	116606,116607	1633
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	116616	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			9	116584,116604,116605,116606,116616,116620,116621,116623,116625	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	116606,116620	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	38	34	2	116606,116628	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			1	116606	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	65.5	34	8	116606,116607,116608,116611,116614,116625,116628,116630	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂			1	116608	285
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	135	135	6	116598,116599,116600,116601,116602,116603	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	116616	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	135	135	3	116599,116616,116617	1756
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃			1	116578	77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	135	135	1	116600	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	135	135	4	116600,116606,116607,116608	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	116605	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	135	135	1	116600	2970
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	116578	157
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			2	116606,116620	378
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	135	135	2	116600,116606	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	116584,116604,116625	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	116604,116606,116620	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	135	135	1	116599	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	65.5	34	6	116584,116588,116604,116614,116625,116628	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	116584	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	116604,116606,116625	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	65.5	55.8	5	116606,116611,116614,116620,116630	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			5	116584,116605,116608,116620,116625	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	116581,116607,116611	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	116606	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	116604,116607	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	116606,116622	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	116622	1398
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	135	135	3	116600,116603,116616	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	65.5	55.8	11	116584,116586,116589,116593,116605,116606,116607,116608,116614,116620,116625	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			2	116606,116620	1689
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	116616	341
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			2	116584,116616	367
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			2	116606,116620	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			4	116584,116587,116594,116606	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	116578	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	116611	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	65.5	55.8	1	116614	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			4	116605,116606,116608,116620	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	116606	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	135	135	1	116600	451
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	116608	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	38	34	15	116584,116585,116586,116587,116588,116589,116591,116592,116593,116594,116606,116607,116608,116625,116628	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	116606,116625	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			4	116581,116606,116607,116611	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	135	135	2	116600,116603	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	38	34	2	116606,116628	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	65.5	55.8	1	116614	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	65.5	34	8	116584,116593,116606,116611,116614,116620,116625,116628	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	116616	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			4	116581,116611,116621,116623	511
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	116616	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			3	116604,116606,116625	2273
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	116620	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			1	116606	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	65.5	34	10	116581,116606,116607,116608,116611,116614,116620,116625,116628,116630	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	116605,116606	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	116606	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	38	34	12	116581,116586,116587,116589,116594,116604,116606,116607,116611,116620,116625,116628	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			4	116581,116611,116621,116623	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	116606,116611	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	116584,116606	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	116607	4894
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			2	116606,116620	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	65.5	55.8	5	116606,116611,116614,116620,116630	21482
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	116578	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	116584	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	116606	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	135	135	1	116600	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			4	116584,116587,116594,116625	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	135	135	1	116599	2562
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	135	135	2	116599,116616	212
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]			1	116607	237
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	116606	605
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃			1	116606	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	116604	1247

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
podchrome-00777	135	135	Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous		Cr	28115	Bati Kef Chromite Deposit (Batikef), Guleman Mines, Guleman, Elazig Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey	Bati Kef	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00779	135	135	Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous		Cr	194763	Dogu Kef Deposit, Guleman Mines, Guleman, Elazig Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey	Dogu Kef	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
PorphCu-00403	65.5	55.8	Paleocene	Albite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206223	Ulutaş Cu Deposit, Kirazlı, Erzurum Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey	Uluta?	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00400	38	34	38–34	Chalcocite	Cu	206219	Cevizlidere Prospect, Çiralı, Tunceli Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey	Cevizlidere	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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