Kizilçaören

Kizilçaören

Carbonatite rare earth element deposit in Eskisehir, Turkey

Deposit type: Carbonatite

REE minerals: bastnäsite

Ore minerals:

Gangue minerals: fluorite, barite, (Th)

Host rock types: phonolite, trachyte, and alkaline pyroclastic rocks

Average grade: 2.78% REE

Status: Potential resource

Company: Maden Tetik ve Arama Enstititüsü

Resource estimates: 4.7 Mt @ 2.78% REE (1990)

Bastnasite-fluorite-barite rock lenses associated with carbonatite dikes. Lat-long is for population center of same name.

References

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