This study covers the investigations
related to the glauberite-halite minerals detected in Neogene deposits of the
Ereğli-Bor Basin in the Central Anatolia. The basin consists of Paleozoic
basement rocks, the unconformably overlying Paleocene-Eocene-Oligocene marine sedimentary
and volcano-sedimentary rocks, and the Lower Miocene-Pliocene lake deposits at
the top, which unconformably overlie all underlying layers. In the study, core
drillings related to the determination of geological characteristics and
investigation of the mineral potential of buried salt deposits were carried out
in the Ereğli-Bor basin. As a result of drillings carried out,
glauberite-bloedite, halite and bituminous shale horizons, which possess
significant thickness and grade values, were cut for the first time in the
Konya-Ereğli-Bor basin. Glauberite minerals are observed in three different
structures as; 1- the Glauberite Mineral intercalated with High Graded, Bedded
Clays, 2- the Glauberite Mineral with Disseminated Rosette Type in Low Graded Clays
and 3- the Prismatic High Graded Glauberite Mineral intercalated with Halites.
Bloedite minerals are mostly observed with halite.It was detected that the economical evaporitic
formations in the Konya-Ereğli-Bor Basin had occurred within the Upper Miocene-Pliocene
Katrandedetepe Formation, which represents the playa-lake environment.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Engineering |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | April 4, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 154 Issue: 154 |
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