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Gümüldür, Menderes District, İzmir Province, Turkeyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gümüldür | - not defined - |
| Menderes District | District |
| İzmir Province | Province |
| Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 7' North , 27° 1' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Özdere | 13,500 (2013) | 14.8km |
| Seferihisar | 19,596 (2016) | 18.0km |
| Menderes | 21,965 (2013) | 18.0km |
| Karabağlar | 458,000 (2011) | 30.4km |
| Torbalı | 50,303 (2012) | 30.5km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
, İzmir
The Gümüldür fire opals were precipitated as thin bands, spheroidal nodules or geodes in a narrow fracture zone which cut the periphery of a dacitic dome (Kızılcaağaç dome).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Habit: to 10cm Colour: red and dark or light orange and rarely yellowish, greenish, beige and white |
| ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Habit: to 10cm Colour: red and dark or light orange and rarely yellowish, greenish, beige and white |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Fire Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Fire Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Aegean Sea PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- Cycladian Back-arcBack-arc Basin
Turkey
- ⭔Aegean RegionRegion
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