INVESTIGATION OF THE USABILITY OF KIRŞEHİR REGION MARBLES AS MICRONIZED CALCITE

Within the scope of this study, it is aimed to determine the potential micronized calcite fields in the Kırşehir region and to bring these fields to industries such as paper, paint, ceramics, plastic, agriculture and livestock in the future. The mineralogical petrographic, geochemical and color analyzes were carried out on samples taken from 7 different regions in the study area. With geochemical analysis, the values of the samples such as CaCO3, SiO2 and Fe2O3, as well as the whiteness degrees were determined as a result of color analysis. According to the results obtained, MK-1, MK-2, MK-3, MK-4, MK-5, MK-6 regions have provided the necessary values for the paint, paper and plastic industry. However, considering the impurities of CaCO3, Fe2O3 and MgO, it has been determined that they are not in the required standards for the ceramic industry. MK-7 region, on the other hand, has been observed to meet the criteria of the agriculture and livestock sector. The MK-7 region, where the regions were evaluated in terms of whiteness values, was found to be suitable only for the agriculture and livestock sector, and it was determined that the other regions met the criteria of the paint, paper, plastic and ceramic sectors.