Mastra Au deposit, Gümüşhane, Gümüşhane Province, Turkeyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mastra Au deposit | Deposit |
Gümüşhane | Municipality |
Gümüşhane Province | Province |
Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 30' 8'' North , 39° 23' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gumushkhane | 32,250 (2016) | 8.5km |
Torul | 4,832 (2015) | 10.3km |
Yağlıdere | 4,058 (2015) | 12.7km |
Kürtün | 3,834 (2015) | 32.7km |
Evren | 4,631 (2015) | 33.7km |
Low-sulphidation epithermal gold deposit, hosted by Miocene tuffs and andesite lava along an NW-trending shear zone.
Open-pit mining started in 2009; the mine is operated by Koza Gold.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Yigit, O. (2006): Ore Geology Reviews 28, 147-179. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Yigit, O. (2006): Ore Geology Reviews 28, 147-179. |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Yigit, O. (2006): Ore Geology Reviews 28, 147-179. |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Yigit, O. (2006): Ore Geology Reviews 28, 147-179. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Yigit, O. (2006): Ore Geology Reviews 28, 147-179. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Yigit, O. (2006) Gold in Turkey - a missing link in Tethyan metallogeny. Ore Geology Reviews, 28, 147-179.
External Links
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255911115_Processing_of_gold_from_Mastra_Gumushane-Turkey_ore_by_Knelson_Gravity_Concentrator
https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Mastra-Gold-Mine.php
https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Mastra-Gold-Mine.php
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