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Adatepe prospect, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkeyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 21' North , 26° 48' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.35000,26.80000
GRN:
N27E15
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lapseki10,076 (2015)9.7km
Gelibolu25,178 (2014)12.8km
Çanakkale87,791 (2016)39.3km
Biga30,852 (2012)39.9km
Çan26,201 (2012)41.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
333282
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:333282:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Note: there is another place called Adatepe near Ayvacik located at approximately 39° 34' 10" N, 26° 37' 7" E

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opaline4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. OpalineSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Opal var. OpalineSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. OpalineSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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AsiaContinent
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Turkey

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References

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/turkey/canakkale/_adatepe/
www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/turkey/canakkale/_adatepekoyu/
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
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