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Göktepe marble quarry, Kale, Denizli Province, Turkeyi
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Göktepe marble quarryDeposit
KaleRural District
Denizli ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 24' 59'' North , 28° 40' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.41667,28.66667
GeoHash:
G#: swsku76rv
GRN:
N25E17
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kale7,255 (2013)16.0km
Kavaklıdere3,466 (2013)27.0km
Muğla48,183 (2012)34.5km
Karacasu6,201 (2013)35.0km
Tavas11,584 (2013)39.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
444999
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:444999:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A quarry area in which there were traces of ancient exploitation on white, black, and grey marbles. In that area of approximately 1 km2, four quarry districts and two work areas were found where more than twenty blocks, already extracted, and various semi-elaborated artifacts were located. Quarry marks, inscriptions, and the presence in some blocks of a cavity to be sealed in the imperial style evidenced the importance of the finding. These circumstances, together with the fact that some quarries had been exploited underground, made clear the high interest of the extracted material and the possibility of having been under imperial control at Roman times.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'White mica'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'White mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian Plate
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References

Brilli, M, Mercadal, MP Lapuente, Giustini, F, Plumed, H Royo (2018) Petrography and mineralogy of the white marble and black stone of Göktepe (Muğla, Turkey) used in antiquity: New data for provenance determination. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 19. 625-642
[1]Lapuente Mercadal, Maria Pilar, Nogales-Basarrate, Trinidad (2024) Statuary Qualities of White and Black Göktepe Identified in the Hispanic Valdetorres de Jarama Marble Collection. Minerals, 14 (8) doi:10.3390/min14080797
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