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Illite from
Madenköy Mine, Çayeli District, Rize Province, Turkey


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madenköy Mine, Çayeli District, Rize Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:570499
Long-form Identifier:1:3:570499:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘTunca Deposit, Tunca Camp, Ardeşen District, Rize Province, Turkey
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘKutlular mine, Trabzon Province, Turkey
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘBörekli Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘBostancı Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘÇevreli deposit, Yusufeli Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘEsendal Deposit, Balcılı Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘKılıçkaya South deposit, Yusufeli Camp, Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘMurgul Cu-Zn-Pb deposit (Murgul copper deposit), Murgul Camp, Murgul District, Artvin Province, Turkey
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘCerrattepe deposit, Cerrateppe Camp, Artvin District, Artvin Province, Turkey
References
Econ Geol (1993) 88:606-621
Akinci, O. T. (2009). Ophiolite-hosted copper and gold deposits of Southeastern Turkey: formation and relationship with seafloor hydrothermal processes. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 18(4), 475-509.
 
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