• DOI:10.4154/GC.2005.08
Corpus ID: 29293673

Zeolitization of Tuffaceous Rocks in the Keşan Region, Thrace, Turkey

@article{Esenli2005ZeolitizationOT,
  title={Zeolitization of Tuffaceous Rocks in the Keşan Region, Thrace, Turkey},
  author={F. Esenli and B. Uz and F. Suner and Vildan Esenli and O. I. Ece and I. Kumbasar},
  journal={Geologia Croatica},
  year={2005},
  volume={58},
  pages={151-161}
}

F. Esenli, B. Uz, +3 authors I. Kumbasar

Published 2005

Geology

Geologia Croatica

A 33 metre thick pyroclastic-rich zone of the Mezardere formation of Oligocene age is exposed in the Kesan region of Thrace, Turkey. In this zone, vitreous tuffs of dacitic composition have altered primarily to zeolites, including mordenite, heulandite–clinoptilolite and analcime. Silicification and alteration to clay minerals are common. Zeolite minerals have developed from volcanic glass, whereas some mordenites have formed from dissolution of heulandite-group zeolites. Although authigenic… CONTINUE READING

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