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Magnetite from
Ayazmant deposit, Ayvalık District, Balikesir Province, Turkey


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ayazmant deposit, Ayvalık District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682109:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘPanagia Amali, Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘZone B, Arıklı, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘStypsi prospect, West Lesbos, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘTereoba Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘPolichnitos, Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘEvciler Au-Cu deposit, Bayramiç District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
79.4km (49.3 miles) ⓘHalilaga prospect, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘÇamlica, Ezine District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘKuscayiri prospect (Karaayi), Bayramiç District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
84.4km (52.4 miles) ⓘHantepe beach, Ezine District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Oyman, Tolga (2010) Geochemistry, mineralogy and genesis of the Ayazmant Fe–Cu skarn deposit in Ayvalik, (Balikesir), Turkey. Ore Geology Reviews, 37 (3-4). 175-201 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.03.002
Yahya Çiftçi, M. Kemal Revan, Pınar Şen & Okan Zimitoğlu (2013). International Workshop on Base and Precious Metals May 20 - 27, 2013 Field Trip Guide Book May 24-27, 2013.
 
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