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Gunevi

Past Producer in Balikesir, Turkey with commodity Boron-Borates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023403
MRDS ID I000304
Record type Site
Current site name Gunevi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.22807, 39.47512 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT IS 1 KM W OF FARASKOY AND 4 KM NE OF ISKELEKOY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Comments on the location information

  • SALAR IS IN A DEPRESSION THAT IS ABOUT 50 KM LONG AND 3 TO 5 KM WIDE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Ulexite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.22807, 39.47512
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SALAR IS BORDERED ON ITS MARGINS BY TRAVERTINE AND TUFA CONES AND TERRACES. THE SAND IS RED TO BROWN IN COLOR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bigadic - Iskelekoy Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Yakal Borasit Ltd.
    First year 1965

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall width 85M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE QUATERNARY B DEPOSITS ARE NARROWLY CONFINED TO THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE DEPRESSION ADJACENT TO MAJOR FRACTURE WITH INTENSE THERMAL ACTIVITY. THE PRINCIPAL BORATE AREAS ARE AT THE NORTH END AND IN THE WEST-CENTRAL PARTS OF THE SALAR. ULEXITE OCCURS AS BENCHES OF HARD PURE ORE UP TO 1.5 M THICK AND AS NODULES IN HORIZONS 20-50 CM BELOW THE SURFACE AND 10 CM TO 2 M THICK. THE DOMINANT MINERAL IS ULEXITE, BUT BORAX CRYSTALS ALSO OCCUR AS IRREGULAR AGGREGATES IN SALTY RED SILT AND SAND. THE BORAX CRYTALS ARE UP TO 8 CM IN SIZE AND OCCUR IN THE MORE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SALAR. NEOGENE EVAPORITES CONTAINING COLEMANITE OUTCROP ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE SALAR/BASIN. THE SALAR IS 53 KM LONG AND 8 KM WIDE.
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD AR08261 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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