Geological and structural evolution of the Madenkoy gold occurrence in Bolkar Mountains (Nigde-Turkey): preliminary results

Isbil D., KORAL H., HANİLÇİ N., EMRE H.

15th SGA Biennial Meeting on Life with Ore Deposits on Earth, Glasgow, Birleşik Krallık, 27 - 30 Ağustos 2019, ss.850-852, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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  • Basıldığı Şehir: Glasgow
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Birleşik Krallık
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.850-852
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Madenkoy village of Nigde Province is located in eastern edge of the Central Taurus Belt. The region is geologically in an area where the Anatolide-Tauride Belt and the Kirsehir Massif are adjoined to each other. Paleozoic-Cenozoic aged rocks which are different in origin and types outcropped in this area. The characteristic feature which makes the area geologically significant is a karstic cave system developed in the Triassic-Jurassic aged carbonates and placer gold deposits which are present within these karstic caves. The subsurface plaser gold deposit is the only known instance in Turkey and is also a rare situation in the world.