Gold mineralization is concentrated within the Main Quartz Vein (MQV), which trends approximately N50° E, dips\~40° NE, and reaches 2 km in length and 3–8 m in thickness. The MQV crosscuts sequences of amphibolite–marble and metagranite and is mainly composed of quartz, chalcedony, and opal, with localized development of hematite, goethite, pyrite, and marcasite.

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ⓘ Gold

ⓘ Silver

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8 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Yigit, Ozcan (2012) A prospective sector in the Tethyan Metallogenic Belt: Geology and geochronology of mineral deposits in the Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey. Ore Geology Reviews, 46. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.09.015

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Özbaş, Fatih; Bilal, Essaid; Touil, Ahmed (2025) Trace and Rare-Earth-Element Chemistry of Quartz from the Tuztaşı Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Au-Ag Deposit, Western Türkiye: Implications for Gold Exploration from Quartz Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 15 (7). doi:10.3390/min15070758

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

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ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

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ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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References

[1]Özbaş, Fatih; Bilal, Essaid; Touil, Ahmed (2025) Trace and Rare-Earth-Element Chemistry of Quartz from the Tuztaşı Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Au-Ag Deposit, Western Türkiye: Implications for Gold Exploration from Quartz Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 15 (7). doi:10.3390/min15070758

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