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Turkey
has a large quantity of marble reserves and offers more than
100 varieties of marble having shades ranging from very light
gray to black and brilliant white.
Turkey
has a 40% share in the world marble reserves. The total reserves
including proven, probable and possible reserves are about
5 billion m3. Important marble reserves are found in Afyon,
Bilecik, Burdur, Denizli, Mugla, Elazig, Balikesir and Eskisehir.
In Turkey, the annual block marble production is around 1.2
million tons and the production of tiles and slabs is around
13 million square meters.
Some
world famous Turkish marble varieties are Afyon White, Afyon
Tigerskin, Bilecik Pink, Marmara White, Burdur Brown, Denizli
Travertine, Elazig Cherry, Karacabey Black, Golpazari Beige,
Milas Kavaklidere, Aeagan Bordeaux, and Aksehir Black. Turkish
marble competes easily with all other worldwide marble production
in terms of its superior quality.
The
natural stone sector in Turkey has developed rapidly in the
last ten years. Total natural stone exports were 158 million
dollars in 1999, of which processed marble ranks first with
114 million dollars. Block marble exports follows with 29
million dollars.
Marble
Reserves in Turkey
Reserves |
m3 |
Tons |
| Visible
reserves |
589,000,000 |
1,590,000,000 |
| Probable
reserves |
1,545,000,000 |
4,171,000,000
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| Possible
reserves |
3,027,000,000 |
8,172,000,000 |
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