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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Illite from
Ayvacik Bentonite Deposit, Biga Peninsula, Balikesir Province, Turkey


Locality type:Deposit
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 Ayvacik Bentonite Deposit, Biga Peninsula, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1647243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1647243:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘTuzla geothermal field, Ayvacık District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘStypsi prospect, West Lesbos, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘMuratlar silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘKirazlı, Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘKucukdere deposit, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘHamamtepe silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘAgi Dagi prospect, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘKarakaya Complex, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘSaganci, Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘNarlica Au-Ag deposit, Bergama District, İzmir Province, Turkey
References
Çoban, Fazlı (1999) Ayvacık (Çanakkale) bentonit yataklarındaki baydellit oluşumu [Occurrence of beidellite in Ayvacık (Çanakkale) bentonite deposits]. Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni [Geological Bulletin of Turkey], 42 (1). 47-55
 
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