Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert,Coal
StructureMardin Derik Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1977
Last production1982
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10024703
MRDS IDISM0439
Alternate namesKasrik, Bati Kasrik, Etibank, Semikan Deposits
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.49865, 40.33477
References
THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONLUCAS, J. ET AL., 1979: ETUDE MINERALOGIQUE ET GEOCHIMIQUE DE LA SERIE PHOSPHATE E' DU SUD EST DE LA TURQUIE (MAZIDAGI MARDIN). SCI. GEOL. BULL. 32,1-2 PP.59-68, STRASBOURGBERKER, E., 1977: PHOSPHATE EXPLORATION AND OCCURRENCES IN TURKEY. PHOSPHATE ROCK IN THE CENTO REGION, ANKARA, 1977 P.99-125HEIMBACH, W. ET AL., 1974: DIE PHOSPHAT-LAGERSTAETTE MAZIDAGI SE TUERKEI, UNPUBL. INTERNAL REPORT BGR