Şaphane Dagi fire opal deposit, Pazarlar, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region, Turkeyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Şaphane Dagi fire opal deposit | Deposit |
| Pazarlar | - not defined - |
| Kütahya Province | Province |
| Aegean Region | Region |
| Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 2' 52'' North , 29° 16' 29'' East
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Adjacent to the alunite deposit. Approx 1.75 tons of opals.
Exploited from 1914-1919, although first mined in the Lydian period.
Fire opal has been extracted in the past from mines in Karamanca, east of the Simav, about 10 kilometers northwest from Şaphane (Kütahya).
GPS coordinates are for Şaphane mountain.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: M. Hatipoglu, N. Türk, H.B. Buzlu (2009) Gemstone Mining History and its Importance for Environmental Economics of the ùaphane Mountain Fire Opal Deposit (Yeni Karamanca-ùaphane-Kütahya) 3rd Balkan Mining Congress, BALKANMINE pp41-45 |
| ⓘ Opal var: Fire Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: M. Hatipoglu, N. Türk, H.B. Buzlu (2009) Gemstone Mining History and its Importance for Environmental Economics of the ùaphane Mountain Fire Opal Deposit (Yeni Karamanca-ùaphane-Kütahya) 3rd Balkan Mining Congress, BALKANMINE pp41-45 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var: Fire Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics | |||
| ⓘ | Opal | 75.2.1.1 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | var: Fire Opal | - | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal (var: Fire Opal) | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal (var: Fire Opal) | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal (var: Fire Opal) | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Esenli, F., Kumbasar, I., Eren, R.E., Uz, B. (2001) Characteristics of opals from Simav, Turkey. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie-Monatshefte, 3, 97–113.
Hatipoglu, M., Türk, N., Buzlu, H.B. (2009) Gemstone Mining History and its Importance for Environmental Economics of the Saphane Mountain Fire Opal Deposit (Yeni Karamanca-Şaphane-Kütahya) 3rd Balkan Mining Congress, BALKANMINE, 41-45.
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eaphane_mountain |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q4821848 |
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