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Cakmak, Ereğli District, Konya Province, Turkeyi
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Ereğli DistrictDistrict
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 37' 31'' North , 34° 17' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.62529,34.28335
GRN:
N26E20
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Seydifakılı402 (2007)18.7km
Sinandı500 (2007)22.8km
Dedeli187 (2010)22.8km
Halkapınar2,101 (2012)22.9km
Karayusuflu206 (2007)23.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
43836
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43836:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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Turkish:
Çakmak, Ereğli, Konya, Türkiye


A locality along the road from Ereğli to Niğde, near the village of Çakmak. Uncertainty in coordinates is perhaps +/- 5 km.

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5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Konyaite (TL)
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘKonyaite (TL)7.CC.80Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Mgⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Turkey

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References

van Doesburg, J. D. J, Vergouwen, L., van der Plas, L. (1982) Konyaite, Na2Mg(SO4)2·5H2O, a new mineral from the Great Konya Basin, Turkey. American Mineralogist, 67 (9-10) 1035-1038
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