Geyikli (Çanakkale, Turkey) Heavy Mineral Sands: Insights to Their Origin Related with Alkaline Intrusive Rocks

Authors : Ali Tugcan UNLUER, Huseyin KOCATURK, Zeynep DONER, Mustafa KAYA, Demet Kıran YILDIRIM, Mustafa KUMRAL, Şenel ÖZDAMAR

Pages : 13-16

Doi:10.17678/beuscitech.900036

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Publication Date : 2021-06-13

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Essexites of Kestanbol pluton have significant amount of iron insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Fe);, titanium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ti);, Rare Earth Elements insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(REE); and thorium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Th); and considered as the source of Geyikli Heavy Mineral Sands insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HMS);. Geyikli HMS were enriched by the minerals of magnetite, rutile, monazite and apatite. In Geyikli HMS, REE contents insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(up to 0,25%); were rised by 4-5 times during placer deposition, mainly caused by the enriching of weathering resistant REE bearing dense phosphate minerals and zircon. On the other hand, Fe insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(up to 11%); and Ti insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(up to 2,5%); enrichments are heavily dependent on the magnetite, titanomagnetite and rutile minerals. By using the basic physical mineral processing techniques such sieving, shaking tables, multi gravity seperators, magnetic seperation, it is possible to reach higher grades for both REE and Fe-Ti and to have better initial values for electrochemical mineral processing techniques.
Keywords : Rare Earth Elements REE, Essexite, Placer, Heavy Mineral Sand