Tuzköy (Tuzkoy), Gülşehir District, Nevşehir Province, Turkeyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Tuzköy (Tuzkoy) | - not defined - |
Gülşehir District | District |
Nevşehir Province | Province |
Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 46' North , 34° 30' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gülşehir | 9,740 (2012) | 11.1km |
Hacıbektaş | 6,873 (2012) | 20.0km |
Acıgöl | 6,749 (2017) | 24.1km |
Nevşehir | 75,527 (2016) | 24.2km |
Avanos | 12,833 (2012) | 30.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
222588
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222588:6
GUID (UUID V4):
6d7107ac-92cb-42d7-88c0-60738bb5408c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tuzköyü
"In 1975, a study of three small villages in central Cappadocia—Tuzköy, Karain and Sarıhıdır—found that mesothelioma was causing 50% of all deaths. Initially, this was attributed to erionite, a zeolite mineral with similar properties to asbestos, but detailed epidemiological investigation demonstrated that the substance causes the disease mostly in families with a genetic predisposition to mineral fiber carcinogenesis." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia)
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Erionite-Ca Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O References: |
ⓘ Erionite-K Formula: (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O References: Giacobbe, Carlotta, Moliterni, Anna, Di Giuseppe, Dario, Malferrari, Daniele, Wright, Jonathan P., Mattioli, Michele, Ranieri, Simona, Giannini, Cinzia, Fornasini, Laura, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Ballirano, Paolo, Gualtieri, Alessandro F. (2023) The crystal structure of the killer fibre erionite from Tuzköy (Cappadocia, Turkey) IUCrJ, 10 (4) 397-410 doi:10.1107/s2052252523003500 |
ⓘ Erionite-Na Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Erionite-Ca | 9.GD.20 | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
ⓘ | Erionite-K | 9.GD.20 | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
ⓘ | Erionite-Na | 9.GD.20 | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
H | ⓘ Erionite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
H | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
O | ⓘ Erionite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
O | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Na | ⓘ Erionite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Na | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Al | ⓘ Erionite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Al | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Si | ⓘ Erionite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Si | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
K | ⓘ Erionite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
K | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Erionite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Nevşehir Province
- Gülşehir District
- Tuzköy (Tuzkoy)
- Gülşehir District
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References
Giacobbe, Carlotta, Moliterni, Anna, Di Giuseppe, Dario, Malferrari, Daniele, Wright, Jonathan P., Mattioli, Michele, Ranieri, Simona, Giannini, Cinzia, Fornasini, Laura, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Ballirano, Paolo, Gualtieri, Alessandro F. (2023) The crystal structure of the killer fibre erionite from Tuzköy (Cappadocia, Turkey) IUCrJ, 10 (4) 397-410 doi:10.1107/s2052252523003500