Tin mines, Hisarcık, Kültepe, Erciyes volcanic complex, Kiranardi, Talas District, Kayseri Province, Turkeyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tin mines | Group of Mines |
| Hisarcık | - not defined - |
| Kültepe | - not defined - |
| Erciyes volcanic complex | Complex |
| Kiranardi | - not defined - |
| Talas District | District |
| Kayseri Province | Province |
| Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 35° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
292776
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:292776:6
GUID (UUID V4):
798e4089-7142-43ba-8551-54b8434f046c
Tin (cassiterite) mineralisation in thin fissures of andesite.
Located in the foothills of the Mount Erciyes volcano in the Kayseri Plain, near the Kültepe archaeological site.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Yazganite (TL) Formula: NaFe3+2(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O Type Locality: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Yazganite (TL) | 8.CF.10 | NaFe3+2(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Yazganite | NaFe23+(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Yazganite | NaFe23+(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Yazganite | NaFe23+(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Yazganite | NaFe23+(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Yazganite | NaFe23+(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Yazganite | NaFe23+(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Yazganite | NaFe23+(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2O |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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