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Kaolinite from
Karakaya Complex, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Karakaya Complex, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1508306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1508306:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘHalılar Cu-Pb (±Zn) mineralization, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘEgmir, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘTereoba Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘKucukdere deposit, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘHamamtepe silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘTurkali pluton, İvrindi District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘYolindi Cu-Fe skarn deposit, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘDikmen porphyry Au–Mo–Cu mineralization, Biga District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘDogancilar, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘMuratlar silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Tetiker, Sema, Hüseyin Yalçın, and Ömer Bozkaya. (2015) "Approaches to the Low Grade Metamorphic History of the Karakaya Complex by Chlorite Mineralogy and Geochemistry" Minerals 5, no. 2: 221-246. https://doi.org/10.3390/min5020221
 
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