Origin of analcime in the Neogene Arikli Tuff, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey


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Ozen S., GÖNCÜOĞLU M. C.

NEUES JAHRBUCH FUR MINERALOGIE-ABHANDLUNGEN, vol.189, no.1, pp.21-34, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 189 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1127/0077-7757/2011/0207
  • Journal Name: NEUES JAHRBUCH FUR MINERALOGIE-ABHANDLUNGEN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.21-34
  • Keywords: Alteration, analcime, Neogene tuff, NW Turkey, volcanic glass, GREEN RIVER FORMATION, BASIN, SEDIMENTS, PRODUCTS, ANATOLIA, MEMBER
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Arikli Tuff in the Behram Volcanics, NW Anatolia, is characterized by its dominance of authigenic analcime. It was studied by optical microscopy, XRD, SEM/EDX, and ICP for a better understanding of the analcime formation, which occurs as coarse-grained euhedral to subhedral crystals in pores and pumice fragments as well as in clusters or fine-grained single crystals embedded in the matrix. Besides analcime, K-feldspar, dolomite, and smectite are found as further authigenic minerals. Based on the dominance of these authigenic minerals, the tuffs are petrographically separated into phyllosilicate-bearing vitric tuff, dolomite-rich vitric tuff, and K-feldspar-dominated vitric tuff. No precursor of zeolites other than analcime was detected. Petrographical and SEM investigations indicate that euhedral to subhedral analcime crystals found as a coarse-grained filling cement in voids and pumice fragments are precipitated from pore water, whereas fine-grained disseminated crystals are formed by the dissolution-precipitation of glassy material. Hydrolysis of glassy material that is similar in composition to analcime provides the additional Na, Al, Si, and K elements which arc necessary for the formation of analcime.