Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Monazite-(Ce) vs. Andalusite
It's a showdown with rare earth elemental ore Monazite-(Ce) and index mineral Andalusite.
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Bucak Lava Field, Bucak District, Burdur Province, Turkey


Locality type:Lava Field
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bucak Lava Field, Bucak District, Burdur Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1357441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1357441:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘGölcük Maar Crater, Gölcük District, Isparta Province, Turkey
75.9km (47.1 miles) ⓘBögürtlencik Tepe, Doganbaba, Yeşilova District, Burdur Province, Turkey
References
Lefevre, C., Bellon, H., & Poisson, A. (1983). Presence de leucitites dans le volcanisme Pliocene de la region d'Isparta (Taurides Occidentales, Turquie). Comptes-rendus des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Série 2, Mécanique-physique, chimie, sciences de l'univers, sciences de la terre, 297(4), 367-372.
Çoban, H., & Flower, M. F. (2006). Mineral phase compositions in silica-undersaturated ‘leucite’lamproites from the Bucak area, Isparta, SW Turkey. Lithos, 89(3-4), 275-299.
Çoban, H., & Flower, M. F. (2007). Late Pliocene lamproites from Bucak, Isparta (southwestern Turkey): implications for mantle ‘wedge’evolution during Africa-Anatolian plate convergence. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 29(1), 160-176.
Prelević, D., Akal, C., Foley, S. F., Romer, R. L., Stracke, A., Van Den Bogaard, P. (2012) Ultrapotassic Mafic Rocks as Geochemical Proxies for Post-collisional Dynamics of Orogenic Lithospheric Mantle: the Case of Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey. Journal of Petrology, 53 (5) 1019-1055 doi:10.1093/petrology/egs008
Fritschle, Tobias, Prelević, Dejan, Foley, Stephen F., Jacob, Dorrit E. (2013) Petrological characterization of the mantle source of Mediterranean lamproites: Indications from major and trace elements of phlogopite. Chemical Geology, 353. 267-279 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.006
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 7, 2026 08:20:04
Go to top of page