Mersin ophiolite, Mersin Province, Turkeyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mersin ophiolite | Complex |
| Mersin Province | Province |
| Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 49' 19'' North , 34° 10' 12'' East
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The Mersin ophiolite is situated in the Southern flank of the Tauride platform and located approximately 30 km NW of Mersin town in Southern Turkey. It is exposed in an area of 60 km long–25 km wide and displays an approximately 6 km-thick crust-mantle section. The Mersin ophiolite shows a good ophiolitic sequence except for the absence of sheeted dykes, and the stratigraphy is as follows from bottom to top: Mantle tectonites with an underlying metamorphic sole, ultramafic–mafic cumulates, and effusive rocks. The mantle tectonites are highly serpentinized along the contact with sole amphibolite or the Mersin mélange, and exhibit foliation characterized by alteration of dunite and orthopyroxenite bands.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: Ishimaru, Satoko, Yuji Saikawa, Makoto Miura, Osman Parlak, and Shoji Arai. (2018) "Decoding of Mantle Processes in the Mersin Ophiolite, Turkey, of End-Member Arc Type: Location of the Boninite Magma Generation" Minerals 8, no. 10: 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100464 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
References
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