| Deposit ID | 10023518 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000527 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hisarcik |
| Alternate or previous names | Sarikaya |
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.26833, 39.23205 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 12 KM S OF EMET IN EMT VALLEY. DEPOSIT IS IN THE SOUTHERN DEPOSITIOANL BASIN OF THE DISTRICT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kutahya(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Kutahya |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Strontium | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Colemanite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Celestite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Montmorillonite | Gangue |
| Orpiment | Gangue |
| Realgar | Gangue |
| Sulfur | Gangue |
| Result | HIGH AS, SR, AND FE CONTENTS RESTRICT THE USE OF THIS ORE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | 29.26833, 39.23205 |
|---|
| Strike | NW-SE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 8NE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Emet District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Etibank |
| First year | 1993 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000527 |
BROWN, W.W., AND JONES, K.D., 1971, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY, IN CAMPBELL, A.S., ED., GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF TURKEY: TRIPOLI, LIBYA, THE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION SOCIETY OF LIBYA, P. 483-492.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.
HELVACI, C., AND FIRMAN, R.J., 1976, GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALOGY OF EMET BORATE DEPOSITS, TURKEY: TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, SECTION B, V. 85, P. B142-B152.
MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P.
HELVACI, C., 1984, OCCURRENCE OF RARE BORATE MINERALS: VEATCHITE-A, TUNELLITE, TERUGGITE AND CAHNITE IN THE EMET BORATE DEPOSITS, TURKEY: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 19, P. 217-226.
LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.
BROWN AND JONES, 1993.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BORATE ZONE AVERAGES 22 M THICK, BUT IS UP TO 50 M THICK IN PLACES.. THE UPPER PART OF THE ZONE (14 M THICK) CONTAINS 75% COLEMANITE AND 25% WASTE PARTINGS. THE LOWER ZONE (8 M THICK) HAS ABOUT 50% RECOVERABLE COLEMANITE. REALGAR OCCURS IN MINOR AMOUNTS IN THE BORATE ZONE. THIS DEPOSIT AVERAGES ABOUT 68% COLEMANITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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