Occurrence of a new sulphate mineral: Ca7Na3K(SO4)9 in the Emet borate deposits, western Anatolia (Turkey)

• Published in: Geological quarterly (Warszawa )
• Main Authors: García-Veigas, Francisco Javier, Ortí Cabo, Federico, Rosell, Laura (Rosell i Ortiz), Gündogan, Ibrahim, Helvaci, Cahit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute 2010
• Subjects: Evaporites; Miocene; Miocè

This paper is a preliminary report on the petrographic and geochemical characteristics of a new sulphate mineral associated with lacustrine glauberite layers. This mineral is present in two boreholes recently drilled in the Emet borate district (Mio-cene; western Anatolia , Turkey). The evaporitic s...