Research Article
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Origin of Buyukmahal Manganese Mineralization in the Artova Ophiolitic Complex, Yozgat, Turkey
Table 1
Major oxide contents of Buyukmahal ore (%).
| Sample | SiO2 | Al2O3 | Fe2O3 | MgO | CaO | Na2O | K2O | TiO2 | P2O5 | MnO | Cr2O3 | Mn | Fe | Mn/Fe | LOI | Total |
| N1 | 41.93 | 6.28 | 12.21 | 2.30 | 2.41 | 0.32 | 1.42 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 23.59 | 0.01 | 18.27 | 8.54 | 2.14 | 8.60 | 99.57 | N2 | 43.56 | 7.91 | 16.73 | 1.57 | 6.52 | 0.38 | 1.73 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 13.61 | 0.01 | 10.54 | 11.70 | 0.90 | 7.00 | 99.65 | NT1 | 70.37 | 0.69 | 3.20 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 20.53 | 0.10 | 15.90 | 2.24 | 7.10 | 4.30 | 99.71 | NT2 | 82.91 | 1.72 | 3.68 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 7.65 | 0.11 | 5.92 | 2.57 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 99.82 | NT3 | 85.40 | 1.56 | 2.93 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 6.79 | 0.14 | 5.26 | 2.05 | 2.57 | 2.00 | 99.85 | NT4 | 72.96 | 2.02 | 3.43 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.65 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 15.68 | 0.10 | 12.14 | 2.40 | 5.06 | 3.70 | 99.31 | M1 | 81.21 | 2.10 | 2.31 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.60 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 7.36 | 1.62 | 4.54 | 3.10 | 99.57 | M2 | 25.77 | 4.38 | 7.49 | 2.01 | 5.63 | 0.25 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 41.79 | 0.00 | 32.37 | 5.24 | 6.18 | 10.80 | 99.13 | M3 | 31.43 | 6.02 | 9.75 | 3.42 | 3.15 | 0.39 | 1.36 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 30.52 | 0.00 | 23.64 | 6.82 | 3.47 | 11.20 | 97.71 | M4 | 20.83 | 3.41 | 6.89 | 1.25 | 8.85 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 46.89 | 0.00 | 36.32 | 4.82 | 7.54 | 11.00 | 99.51 | M5 | 28.77 | 5.24 | 8.06 | 3.01 | 6.29 | 0.26 | 0.53 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 36.39 | 0.00 | 28.18 | 5.64 | 5.00 | 10.40 | 99.33 | M6 | 10.32 | 2.59 | 2.93 | 0.87 | 1.47 | 0.09 | 0.40 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 68.54 | 0.01 | 53.08 | 2.05 | 25.89 | 11.70 | 99.12 | Min | 10.32 | 0.69 | 2.31 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 6.79 | 0.00 | 5.26 | 1.62 | 0.90 | 2.00 | 97.71 | Max | 85.40 | 7.91 | 16.73 | 3.42 | 8.85 | 0.39 | 1.73 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 68.54 | 0.14 | 53.08 | 11.70 | 25.89 | 11.70 | 99.85 |
| Ave | 49.62 | 3.66 | 6.63 | 1.31 | 2.94 | 0.18 | 0.67 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 26.79 | 0.04 | 20.75 | 4.64 | 6.06 | 7.21 | 99.36 |
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