In the study area, which is located 28 km southeast of the Yahyalı (Kayseri) village, are croppet out Upper
Cretaceous aged pelagic sediments and ophiolitic rocks. These lithologies of the Bozkır unit are studfed into the two main groups
as Çavdaruşağı olistostrome and Pozantı-Faraşa peridotite nappe. Büyükbelen Laterities are comopsed of recent, autochthonous
lateritic iron crust and red soils derived from pelagic carbonates intercalated with chert of the Upper Cretaceous aged
Çavdaruşağı olistostrome. Above mentioned ores were formed by lateritization and partly karstification processes affected after
Miocene. Lateritic iron ore is principaly composed of goethite. hematite, ferrihydrite, quartz, illite. kaolinite, malahite, azurite and
amorphous matter agregates. Major oxide percentages of the laterites are. in average, 49.71 % Fe2O3
. 3.12 % AI2O3
. 30.75 %
SiO2
and 0.09 % CaO. Above mentioned lateritic ore was enriched in Fe, but was depleted in Si and Ca compared to the parent
rock. Al component was also removed under poorly asidic-neutral weathering conditions. The red soils including average
4.05 % Fe2O3
. 7.13 % AI2O3
. 79.49 % SiO2
and 1.73 % CaO are made up of quartz, montmorillonite, calcite. illite. opal-CT and
amorphous matter. In electron microscopic investigation, it is observed that thin-fibrous goethite and euhedral hematite crystals
in the laterite samples are authigenic. and transformations between these two minerals are common. The studied laterites are
relatively rich in Cu, Cr. Co, Zn, Ba. Ni but poor in Ce. La. Th and Zr. On the other hand Cr, Cu and Mo concentrations are also
high in the parent rock.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Engineering |
Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | February 1, 1999 |
Published in Issue | Year 1999 Volume: 121 Issue: 121 |
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