Emet Borate deposit, Emet District, Kütahya Province, Turkeyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Emet Borate deposit | Deposit |
| Emet District | District |
| Kütahya Province | Province |
| Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 29° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~30km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
222146
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222146:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7f17408f-256a-44bb-a77b-ee9206ab38fe
The Emet mine is a large boron ore mine located at Kütahya Province in western Turkey. Emet represents one of the largest boron reserves in Turkey, having an estimated reserve of 1.68 billion tonnes of ore grading 28% boron.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities20 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cahnite Formula: Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) Localities: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ Colemanite Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Hydroboracite Formula: CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O Localities: References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Meyerhofferite Formula: CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 Localities: |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Localities: |
| ⓘ Teruggite Formula: Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Tunellite Formula: SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Ulexite Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Veatchite Formula: Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Veatchite-A' (FRL) Formula: Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Cahnite | 6.AC.70 | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| ⓘ | Meyerhofferite | 6.CA.30 | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Colemanite | 6.CB.10 | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| ⓘ | Hydroboracite | 6.CB.15 | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Ulexite | 6.EA.25 | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Veatchite | 6.EC.15 | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Teruggite | 6.FA.25 | Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Tunellite | 6.FC.05 | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Veatchite-A' (TL) | - | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Teruggite | Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| B | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Teruggite | Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| B | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| B | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| B | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| B | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Teruggite | Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Teruggite | Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Colemanite | Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroboracite | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Meyerhofferite | CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Teruggite | Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Ulexite | NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Cahnite | Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4) |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Teruggite | Ca4Mg[AsO4]2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 12H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Tunellite | SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Sr | ⓘ Veatchite-A | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
| Sr | ⓘ Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emet_mine |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q16947725 |
Localities in this Region
- Kütahya Province
- Emet District
- Emet Borate deposit
- Emet District
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Emet Eti Bor Mine, Emet Borate deposit, Emet District, Kütahya Province, Turkey