Chromite mine, Harmancık District, Bursa Province, Turkeyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chromite mine | Mine |
| Harmancık District | District |
| Bursa 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:
~17km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
254123
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254123:8
GUID (UUID V4):
91e463b2-f4a9-4d5a-b20e-eca54af863c2
A chromite mine in olivine-rich rocks (peridotite, dunite?).
I visited this mine on a mineralogical and cultural trip to West-Turkey in 1987. A 'specialty' of this mine is 'leopard-ore', rounded grains of black chromite in a yellow-green rock. (Erik Vercammen)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chrome-Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chrome-Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chrome-Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chrome-Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
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Chromite mine, Harmancık District, Bursa Province, Turkey