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Chalcopyrite from
Alaburun Sırtı, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alaburun Sırtı, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1609057
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1609057:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘIhlamurluk Tepe, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMaden Deresi, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘYolindi Cu-Fe skarn deposit, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSarıot Sırtı, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBıçkı Tepe, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘArapuçan deposit (Arapuçandere deposit; Kor Maden), Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘDikmen porphyry Au–Mo–Cu mineralization, Biga District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘHalilaga prospect, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘKoru deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘSahinli deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Kaya, Mustafa, Kumral, Mustafa, Yalçın, Cihan, Abdelnasser, Amr (2023) Sulfur and Carbon–Oxygen Isotopic Geochemistry and Fluid Inclusion Characteristics of the Yolindi Cu-Fe Skarn Mineralization, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey: Implications for the Source and Evolution of Hydrothermal Fluids. Minerals, 13 (12). 1542 doi:10.3390/min13121542
 
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