Balikesir, Balıkesir
Bigadic borate, Balikesir, Turkey
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Colemanite, ulexite, howlite, realgar.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Miocene lacustrine borate
Major Turkish borate district
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