Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, PODIFORM, MASSIVE, DISSEMINATED
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureDISRUPTED ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; HARZBURGITE-DUNITE TRANSITION ZONE IN OPHIOLITE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1949
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID60000527
MRDS IDISM0051
Alternate namesSori Dagi Mining Area, Guleman-Soridag Region (Deposits), Yilanli Cayir, Vesaye (Marmek)
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.38192, 39.66817
References
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