| Deposit ID | 10081120 |
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| MRDS ID | W032839 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kirka |
| Alternate or previous names | Kirca, Sarikaya |
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.50165, 39.33203 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | DEPOSIT IS CENTERED ON THE VILLAGE OF KIRKA, BETWEEN PROVINCES OF ESKISEHIR AND AFTON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eskisehir(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Eskisehir |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Clay | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Borax | Ore |
| Colemanite | Ore |
| Inyoite | Ore |
| Kernite | Ore |
| Tincalconite | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Montmorillonite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE ORE GRADES ABOUT 25% B2O3, WITH HIGH-GRADE SECTIONS TYPICALLY CONTAINING ABOUT 27% B2O3. CLAY MAKES UP AS MUCH AS 10% OF ORE. |
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| Model code | 260 |
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| USGS model code | 35b.3 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine borates |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | 30.50165, 39.33203 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne-Ssw-Trending Gravity Faults |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 150M |
| Length | 6000M |
| Width | 4000M |
| Depth to top | 70M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Discoverer | Mta |
| District name | Kirka District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Etibank Genel Mudurlu |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | NORTHERN PART | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 482100000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | SOUTHERN PART | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 150000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 520000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | SOUTHERN PART | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 514000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032839 |
WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1976-1977, P. 164.
BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., 1985, BORAON AND BORATES: INTRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES, 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, P. 13-34.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, BORATES, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION OF METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 31-37.
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, P. 71-85.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.
HELVACI, CAHIT, 1978, A REVIEW OF THE MINERALOGY OF THE TURKISH BORATE DEPOSITS: MERCIAN GEOLOGIST, V. 6, NO. 4, P. 257-270.
LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.
DICKSON, TED, 1985, ETIBANK AT KIRKA--FROM ORE TO DERIVATIVES: INDSUTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 210, 57-65.
WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.
HARBEN AND BATES, 1990; ROSKILL; 1993; ALBAYRAK AND PROTOPAPAS, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF A TERTIARY BASIN. THE MINE COVERS AN AREA OF OVER 5 SQ KM. THE BORATE HORIZON LENSOID IS REPORTEDLY ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVERTINE MOUND. THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF ORE: LAYERED (THE MOST COMMON); BRECCIA ORE; AND A CRYSTALLINE GLASSY ORE OF VERY HIGH PURITY. THE TINCAL (BORAX) IS LAYERED WITH LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS AND OCCURS AT DEPTHS OF 2 TO 150 M (AVERAGE OVERBURDEN THICKNESS IS 70 M). SEQUENCE HERE IS THOUGHT TO BE CYCLIC-- CARBONATE, BORATE, CARBONATE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Langford, R.P. | BHP Utah Industries |
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