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Locality Name:
Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

Oldest recorded age at locality: 135
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 30742
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30742.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Eskişehir
Eskişehir Ophiolite
Eskişehir-Beylikahir District
Kayakent Meteorite
Kirka
Mihaliççik
Saricakaya
Siibren-Karaalan
Sivrihisar
Tavşanlı Zone

Latitude: 39°35'21"N
Longitude: 31°12'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.589166666667,31.2125

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	Analcime	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Baryte	Beryl
Braunite	Brianroulstonite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite
Corundum	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Epidote	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite
Lawsonite	Lepidocrocite	Mica	Millerite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sepiolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Spinel
Staurolite	Thomsonite	Tridymite	Zircon

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb Ru S Si Sr Th Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Auricupride Baryte Beryl
Braunite Brianroulstonite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite
Corundum Cristobalite Diaspore Epidote Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Iron Kaolinite
Lawsonite Lepidocrocite Mica Millerite None Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Pentlandite Perovskite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Sepiolite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Spinel
Staurolite Thomsonite Tridymite Zircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Awaruite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Böhmite ()*	Borax ()*
Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brianroulstonite ()*	Brockite ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Chromite ()*	Colemanite ()*	Coronadite ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Deerite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Eastonite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Glaucophane ()*	Godlevskite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Haüyne ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroboracite ()*	Hydrochlorborite ()*
Hydromagnesite ()*	Ilyukhinite ()*	Inderborite ()*	Inderite ()*	Inyoite ()*
Iron ()*	Jadeite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kernite ()*
Kurnakovite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laurite ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Loughlinite ()*
Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Meyerhofferite ()*
Millerite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Omphacite ()*
Opal ()*	Orcelite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Priceite ()*
Probertite ()*	Putoranite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Searlesite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Svanbergite ()*	Taenite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thorianite ()*	Tincalconite ()*
Troilite ()*	Tunellite ()*	Ulexite ()*	Wüstite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	66	2.6	1	116499	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	116507	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	66	2.6	3	116499,116506,116509	1627
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	116516	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	116514	9052
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	135	135	2	116496,116497	166
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	66	2.6	2	116499,116514	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	135	2.6	0		4286
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)			1	116509	195
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O			2	116506,116507	76
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	135	135	2	116496,116497	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	66	2.6	1	116499	483
Brianroulstonite ()*	Brianroulstonite	Ca₃B₅O₆(OH)₇Cl₂·8H₂O			1	116507	3
Brockite ()*	Rhabdophane	(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO₄)·H₂O	66	2.6	1	116499	48
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	66	2.6	3	116499,116507,116509	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	116507	1252
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂			1	116516	376
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	135	135	5	116496,116497,116504,116510,116514	3902
Colemanite ()*	None	CaB₃O₄(OH)₃·H₂O			2	116506,116507	144
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	66	2.6	1	116499	227
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			2	116509,116514	453
Deerite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₆Fe³⁺₃(Si₆O₁₇)O₃(OH)₅			1	116512	27
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	66	2.6	1	116499	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	66	2.6	3	116499,116507,116509	9895
Eastonite ()*	Mica	KAlMg₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	66	2.6	1	116499	11
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	116509	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	116516	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	66	2.6	1	116499	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	116509	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	66	2.6	1	116499	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	116516	286
Godlevskite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	135	135	2	116496,116497	40
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	66	2.6	1	116499	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	116514	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	116507,116509	6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	66	2.6	1	116499	158
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	135	135	2	116496,116497	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	66	2.6	1	116499	14640
Hydroboracite ()*	None	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂·3H₂O			2	116506,116507	42
Hydrochlorborite ()*	None	Ca₂B₃O₃(OH)₄·BO(OH)₃Cl·7H₂O			1	116507	3
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	116507	341
Ilyukhinite ()*	Eudialyte	(H₃O,Na)₁₄Ca₆Mn₂Zr₃Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₂·3H₂O	66	2.6	1	116499	2
Inderborite ()*	None	CaMg[B₃O₃(OH)₅]₂·6H₂O			1	116507	4
Inderite ()*	None	MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O			1	116507	13
Inyoite ()*	None	CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O			1	116507	34
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	116504	1089
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			1	116516	154
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	116514	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	66	2.6	1	116499	5591
Kernite ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂·3H₂O			1	116507	10
Kurnakovite ()*	None	MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O			1	116507	15
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	116516	1507
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	135	135	2	116496,116497	226
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			2	116515,116516	121
Loughlinite ()*	Clay	Na₂Mg₃Si₆O₁₆·8H₂O			1	116509	6
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	135	135	1	116497	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	116494	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	66	2.6	2	116499,116504	14899
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	135	135	2	116496,116497	161
Meyerhofferite ()*	None	CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·H₂O			1	116507	23
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	135	135	2	116496,116497	1066
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	66	2.6	3	116499,116507,116509	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	66	2.6	5	116499,116507,116509,116514,116516	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	66	2.6	1	116499	884
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆			1	116516	229
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	116510,116514	2994
Orcelite ()*	None	Ni_5-xAs₂ (x = 0.25)	135	135	2	116496,116497	36
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	116507	511
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	66	2.6	1	116499	2273
Priceite ()*	None	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅·H₂O			1	116507	33
Probertite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O			2	116506,116507	29
Putoranite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	135	135	2	116496,116497	7
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	135	2.6	5	116496,116497,116499,116509,116514	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	66	2.6	1	116499	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	2.6	6	116499,116507,116510,116511,116514,116516	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	116507	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	66	2.6	2	116499,116516	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	116507	598
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	116504	374
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	116514	1153
Searlesite ()*	None	NaBSi₂O₅(OH)₂			2	116506,116507	34
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	116509	241
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	116516	1516
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	116516	978
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	66	2.6	1	116499	589
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	66	2.6	1	116499	105
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	116504	703
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	66	2.6	1	116499	452
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	66	2.6	1	116499	236
Tincalconite ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·3H₂O			1	116507	29
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	116504	1044
Tunellite ()*	None	SrB₆O₉(OH)₂·3H₂O			1	116507	12
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O			2	116506,116507	160
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO			1	116504	74
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	66	2.6	1	116499	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000623	MAGMATIC STYLE: 50 m long dyke 1.5 m thick. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Trachyte and leucite phonolite volcanic rocks.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
podchrome-00669	135	135	Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous		Cr	221175	Kavak Mine, Eskişehir Ophiolite, Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey	Kavak	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157
Jen_0000623	24.2	24.2	24.2	K-Ar		193487	Kizilcaören REE Deposits (Kyzylkaoren), Eskişehir-Beylikahir District, Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey	Kizilcaoren district	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00640	66	2.6	Tertiary			193487	Kizilcaören REE Deposits (Kyzylkaoren), Eskişehir-Beylikahir District, Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey	Kizilçaören	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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