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Illite from
Karakaya Complex, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Karakaya Complex, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1508285
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1508285:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘKucukdere deposit, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘHamamtepe silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘTurkali pluton, İvrindi District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘÇatalçam Zn-Pb-Au prospect, Soma District, Manisa Province, Turkey
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘMuratlar silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘKirazlı, Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘAgi Dagi prospect, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘKestanelik deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘNarlica Au-Ag deposit, Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘSahinli deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Tetiker, Sema, Hüseyin Yalçın, and Ömer Bozkaya. (2015) "Approaches to the Low Grade Metamorphic History of the Karakaya Complex by Chlorite Mineralogy and Geochemistry" Minerals 5, no. 2: 221-246. https://doi.org/10.3390/min5020221
 
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