| Deposit ID | 10023829 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I003024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kestelek |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.75168, 39.66538 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | IN CALTILIBUK TOWNSHIP, 27 KM SE OF THE TOWN OF KESTELEK NEAR MEZITLER STATION ON THE KUTAHAYA-BALIKESIR RAILROAD AND ALONG THE KIRMISTA RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bursa(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Bursa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Colemanite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Result | ORE CONTAINS 30-50% B2O3 AND 0.017% FE2O3. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
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| (1) | 28.75168, 39.66538 |
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| General form | STRATIFORM |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 8M |
| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Year of first production | 1977 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Etibank Genel Mudurlu |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I003024 |
ALBAYRAK, F.A., AND PROTOPAPAS, T.E., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 71-85.
ANAC, SELAHATTIN, 1988, ETIBANK'S PLACE IN THE PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN TURKEY: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 246, P. 25-29.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.
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.
MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P.
BEKISOGLU, K.A., 1962, BORON DEPOSITS IN TURKEY: TURKISH ECONOMIC REVIEW, V. 3, NO. 4, P. 12-34.
BEKISOGLU, 1962.
ANAC, 1988; ROSKILL, 1993; BROWN AND JONES, 1971; FIFTH FIGURE FROM ALBAYRAK AND PROTOPAPAS, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD RL10043 OF R.P. LANGFORD WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. |
| Deposit | NODULAR COLEMANITE BOULDERS UP TO 1 M IN DIAMETER OCCUR IN A HORIZON THAT AVERAGES 5 M (3-8 M RANGE) THICK. THE UPPER 1.5 M IS VERY PURE COARSELY CRYSTALLINE COLEMANITE. THE LOWER PART OF THE HORIZON HAS MANY CLAY PARTINGS. THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 BEDS OF COLEMANITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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