Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Izmir Province, Aegean Region, Turkey

mindat Locality ID: 3271
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3271.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Izmir Province, Aegean Region, Turkey": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bergama
Efes (Ephesus)
Gümüldür
Izmir
Izmir Area
Ödemiş

Latitude: 38°0'59"N
Longitude: 27°9'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.016388888889,27.166388888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote
Feldspar	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Staurolite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Diamond Diaspore Epidote
Feldspar Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Staurolite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Wurtzite Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ephesite ()*	Epidote ()*	Freibergite ()*
Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Moissanite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*
Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silicon ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	116322	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	116322	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	116328	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	116322,116334	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9	116322,116329,116333,116334,116336,116337,116338,116341,116342	9052
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	116329	88
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	116328	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	116322	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	116342	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	116322,116328	5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	116331	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	116322,116329,116330,116331,116334,116335,116338	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	116328	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	116322	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9	116321,116322,116329,116330,116334,116335,116336,116341,116342	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	116325	376
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	2	116334,116335	2600
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	116325	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	116322,116328	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	1	116326	453
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	116325	481
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	116334	9895
Ephesite ()*	Mica	NaLiAl₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	116325	21
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	116329,116337	8173
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	116322	663
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1	116325	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	116322,116329,116330	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	116329,116330	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	116321,116322,116330,116334,116338,116342	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	3	116334,116339,116340	2812
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	116329	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	6	116322,116323,116330,116334,116335,116338	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	116321,116322,116323	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	2	116333,116342	1507
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	116330	581
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	1	116331	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	116331	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	116325	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	116328	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	116330	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	7	116321,116322,116334,116335,116336,116338,116342	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	116335	255
Moissanite ()*	Wurtzite	SiC	1	116331	57
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	11	116321,116322,116323,116333,116334,116335,116338,116339,116340,116341,116342	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	116322	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	116326	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1	116334	511
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	116331	2273
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	116322	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	13	116321,116322,116323,116325,116329,116330,116334,116335,116336,116338,116339,116340,116341	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	116330	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	116322	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	116322,116329,116330,116341,116342	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	14	116321,116322,116323,116329,116330,116331,116333,116334,116335,116338,116339,116340,116341,116342	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	116334	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	116329,116330	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2	116329,116330	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5	116322,116325,116329,116333,116342	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	116342	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	116325	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	2	116321,116341	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	116322,116329,116330	6417
Silicon ()*	Diamond	Si	1	116331	21
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	116333	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	116321,116322	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	116329	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	116322,116329,116330,116334	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	116333	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	4	116322,116334,116336,116342	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	116322	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	116322,116334,116336	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	116322,116333,116341	4899
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	4	116322,116333,116341,116342	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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