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Taurus Mountains

Unknown in Turkey with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022444
MRDS ID DE03018
Record type Site
Current site name Taurus Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 35.18123, 39.05925 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Turkey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 112
USGS model code 38c
Deposit model name Bauxite, karst type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 35.18123, 39.05925
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tauras Mtns

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KARST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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