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Alleged Moissanite occurrence, İzmir Province, Turkeyi
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Alleged Moissanite occurrenceOccurrence
İzmir ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
38° North , 27° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~124km
GRN:
N26E16
Type:
Occurrence
Mindat Locality ID:
39625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39625:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A sample was found as a beach pebble (beach 150 km NW of Izmir) thought to be derived from a Tertiary volcanic province of the Aegean Sea region. The matrix is bluish-colored and consists of very fine-grained brucite, calcite, and magnesite, in which macrocrysts of quartz (25.3 vol%) and moissanite are found. Other accessory phases are phlogopite-3T, magnesiochromite, an Fe-rich phase, Cl-bearing brucite, Al-rich orthopyroxene, and unidentified MgFe-silicates (4 vol%). The bulk-rock composition shows a “kimberlitic” chemistry.

Note: If this occurrence is 150 km northwest of Izmir (as stated by Di Pierro et al., 2003), then it is unlikely to be located within Izmir province.

The sample is most likely anthropogenic industrial waste.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Brucite ?
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Colour: light-blue.
Description: Cl-bearing crystals a few µm in size.
ⓘ Calcite ?
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' ?
ⓘ Magnesiochromite ?
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ Magnesite ?
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Moissanite ?
Formula: SiC
Habit: Platey hexagonal crystals to 1.5mm.
Colour: colourless, blue, black, greenish yellow, pinkish
ⓘ Native Silicon ?
Formula: Si
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' ?
Description: Al-rich.
ⓘ Phlogopite ?
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Phlogopite-3T' ?
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz ?
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silicon ?1.CB.15Si
ⓘMoissanite ?1.DA.SiC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnesiochromite ?4.BB.05MgCr2O4
ⓘQuartz ?4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBrucite ?4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite ?5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite ?5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPhlogopite ?9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' ?-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' ?-
ⓘ'Phlogopite-3T' ?-KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ MoissaniteSiC
OOxygen
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MoissaniteSiC
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Native SiliconSi
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Phlogopite-3TKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Aegean Sea PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Turkey

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References

Di Pierro, Simonpietro, Gnos, Edwin, Grobety, Bernard H., Armbruster, Thomas, Bernasconi, Stefano M., Ulmer, Peter (2003) Rock-forming moissanite (natural α-silicon carbide) American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1817-1821 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1223
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