Formation and genesis of Paleozoic sediment-hosted barite deposits in Turkey
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS, vol.125, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 125
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103700
- Journal Name: ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Compendex, Geobase
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Most barite deposits in Turkey are sediment-hosted deposits which are located in different lithologies within passive margin sediments from the Paleozoic. The Sarkikaraagac, Huyuk and Tordere deposits occur in the western part of the Tauride-Anatolide tectonic unit, whereas the Sekeroba and onsen region deposits located in the eastern part of Turkey occur on both Arabian and Tauride-Anatolide microplates. While the former deposits occur as both concordant and discordant bodies within Early Paleozoic carbonates, the latter deposits are found as discordant, fracture filling and replacement-type ore bodies.