Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsUlexite
GangueBentonite, Clay, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Evaporite,Tuff
StructureSultancayir Basin
Tectonic settingIntermontane Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years13TH CENTURY (OR EARLIER) TO 1954
First production1250
Last production1954
Identification
Deposit ID10023400
MRDS IDI000301
Alternate namesSultancayiri, Sultan Cayir, Aziziye, Susurluk
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.86538, 28.13502
References
MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P.BROWN, W.W., AND JONES, K.D., 1971, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY, IN CAMPBELL, A.S., ED., GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF TURKEY: TRIPOLI, LIBYA, THE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION SOCIETY OF LIBYA, P. 483-492.ALBAYRAK, F.A., AND PROTOPAPAS, T.E., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS IN TURKEY, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 71-88.LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965.ORRIS, G.J., 1994.