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Kurtpinari

Occurrence 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023404
MRDS ID I000305
Record type Site
Current site name Kurtpinari

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.24196, 39.46679 (WGS84)
Relative position THE DEPOSIT IS 1.5 KM OF SE GUNEVI AND S OF FARASKOY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite 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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.24196, 39.46679
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSITS ARE FOUND IN A LTERT VOLCANICLASTIC SEQUENCE. THE LOWER PART OF THE SEQUENCE IS COMPOSED OF LIPARITE AND LIPARITE OBSIDIAN. THE UPPER PART OF THE SEQUENCE CONSISTS OF SLIGHTLY MARLY AND THINLY BEDDED LIMESTONES WITH INTERCALATIONS OF BENTONITIC CLAYS, TUFFS, AND AT LEAST ONE BORATE HORIZON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bigadic - Iskelekoy Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Yakal Borasit Ltd.
    First year 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MADEN TETKIK VE ARAMA ENSTITUSU YAYINLARINDAN, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSITS CONSIST OF COLEMANIT (MAINLY IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA) AND TERSCHITE (MAINLY IN THE WEST). THE MINERALIZED HORIZON IS APPROXIMATELY 3 M THICK AND IS REMARKABLY FREE OF UNMINERALIZED PARTINGS. THE ORE IS DENSE AND COMPACT. THESE DEPOSITS HAVE THE SAME STRIKE AS THE DEPOSITS OF GUNEVI AND BEGENDIKLER.

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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