Statistical Assessment of Geochemical Properties of Alanya Barites (Antalya/Türkiye)

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Yalçın M. G., Kurşun B., Özer Atakoğlu Ö.

The 5th Mediterranean International Conference of Pure & Applied Mathematics and Related Areas (MICOPAM 2022), Antalya, Türkiye, 27 - 30 Ekim 2022, ss.168-172

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Antalya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.168-172
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Barite deposits, which can be observed in the color range of white-grayblack in nature, are used as raw material consisting of barium sulfate (BaSO4). Detailed geochemical investigations of this raw material, which is used for several commercial purposes in the industry such as glass manufacturing, paint industry, oil industry, and drilling fluid, are important. The main subject of the study is to interpret the geochemical contents of barite deposits in the Alanya district of Antalya province using ”descriptive statistics”, which is one of the multivariate statistical methods. A total of 30 samples were collected primarily from barite quarries and their surroundings in Demirtas and Konakl in Alanya (Antalya). In this context, the geochemical contents of the samples collected from the study area were revealed using the X-Rays Fluorescence (XRF) Analysis. Descriptive statistics of the geochemical contents were analyzed. The mean values standard error of the mean of the major and trace elements constituting Alanya barites are listed in descending order as follows: Ba (44.09 2.10) > SO3 (27.80 1.40) > TiO2 (8.89 1.21) > SiO2 (7.52 1.83) > Zr (2.650.10) > CaO (1.47 0.82) > Sr (1.38 0.12) > MgO (1.31 0.67) > V (1.120.12) > Nd (1.030.07) > Na2O (0.800.49) > Al2O3 (0.60 0.11) > Fe2O3 (0.530.16) > K2O (0.250.24) > MnO (0.11 0.05) > Sc (0.100.03) > Sn (0.090.04) > Zn (0.060.06) > I (0.040.01) > Cl (0.030.01) > Sb (0.020.01) > Cu (0.010.00) = Te (0.010.00) = Ta (0.010.00) = In (0.010.00) = Re (0.010.00) > Os (0.0020.00) > Hf (0.0010.00) = Au (0.0010.00) = As (0.0010.00) = Pb (0.0010.00). The results of the interpretation of the geochemical contents of Alanya barites using descriptive statistics revealed that the barium and sulfate had higher concentrations compared to other major and trace elements. Since the barite deposit was enriched with rock-forming components in the environment, it was interpreted that the barite deposit had a syngenetic source.