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Biotite from
Eastern Pontides Volcanic Province, Trabzon Province, Turkey


Locality type:Volcanic Field
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:5.1 ± 1.30 Ma
Minimum recorded age:3.2 ± 2.30 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
15.1 ± 1.30 to 3.2 ± 2.30 MaPliocene - K-Ar
Sample references:
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Aydin, Faruk, Karsli, Orhan, Chen, Bin (2008) Petrogenesis of the Neogene alkaline volcanics with implications for post-collisional lithospheric thinning of the Eastern Pontides, NE Turkey. Lithos, 104 (1) 249-266 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2007.12.010
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eastern Pontides Volcanic Province, Trabzon Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1358583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1358583:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘGüzelyayla Cu deposit, Maçka District, Trabzon Province, Turkey
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘİnler Yaylası Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Alucra District, Giresun Province, Turkey
References
Arslan, M. E. H. M. E. T., Tüysüz, N., Korkmaz, S., & Kurt, H. (1997). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the eastern Pontide volcanic rocks, Northeast Turkey. Chemie der Erde, 57, 157-188.
Aydin, Faruk, Karsli, Orhan, Chen, Bin (2008) Petrogenesis of the Neogene alkaline volcanics with implications for post-collisional lithospheric thinning of the Eastern Pontides, NE Turkey. Lithos, 104 (1) 249-266 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2007.12.010
Aydin, Faruk, Thompson, Richard M., Karsli, Orhan, Uchida, Hinako, Burt, Jason B., Downs, Robert T. (2009) C2/c pyroxene phenocrysts from three potassic series in the Neogene alkaline volcanics, NE Turkey: their crystal chemistry with petrogenetic significance as an indicator of P–T conditions. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 158 (1) 131-147 doi:10.1007/s00410-009-0374-9
Abdioglu, Emel (2012) Mineralogy and chemistry of zeolites and associated minerals in Tertiary alkaline volcanics from the Eastern Pontides, NE Turkey. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 189 (1) 35-47 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2011/0208
 
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