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Smectite Group from
Ovaçik Au-Ag deposit (Ovaçik mine), Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ovaçik Au-Ag deposit (Ovaçik mine), Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:491225
Long-form Identifier:1:3:491225:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smectite Group
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘNarlica Au-Ag deposit, Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘTurkali pluton, İvrindi District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘStypsi prospect, West Lesbos, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘKarakaya Complex, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘTuzla geothermal field, Ayvacık District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Yilmaz, Huseyin; Oyman, Tolga; Arehart, Greg B.; Colakoglu, A. Riza; Billor, Zeki (2007) Low-sulfidation type Au–Ag mineralization at Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. Ore Geology Reviews, 32 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.10.007
 
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