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Regional Report: Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey

The world's largest colemanite and ulexite deposits.

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  • Analcime - 3
  • Anhydrite - 3
  • Bakerite - 10
  • Calcite - 3, 10, 5
  • Celestine - 3
  • 'Chlorite Group' - 3, 10
  • 'Clinoptilolite' - 3, 10
  • Colemanite - 3, 10, 1, 9, 6
  • Gypsum - 3, 10
  • 'Heulandite' - 3
  • Howlite - 3, 10
  • Hydroboracite - 3, 4
  • Illite - 3, 10
  • Inyoite - 3, 1
  • 'K Feldspar' - 3
  • Meyerhofferite - 3, 1, 5
  • Montmorillonite - 3
  • Opal - 3, 10
  • Orpiment - 4
  • Priceite - 3, 10
  • Probertite - 3
  • Quartz - 3
  • Realgar - 4
  • Rivadavite - 3
  • 'Smectite Group' - 10
  • Tertschite - 3, 10
  • Tunellite - 3
  • Ulexite - 3, 1


  • 28 minerals listed.

    Locality Key
    1Acep Mine (Aceb Mine), Iskeleköy (Iskele), Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    2Avsar mine, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    3Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    4Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    5Börekcideresi Mine, Çamköy, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    6Çakmakderesi Domuzderesi Mine, Çamköy, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    7Çamköy, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    8Günevi mines, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    9Kireçlik Mine (Büyükkireçlik Mine), Çamköy, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    10Kurtpınarı mine, Faraşköy (Faraş), Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    11Simav mine, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    12Tülü mine, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
    13Yeniköy mine, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, Turkey

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