Petrography and Geochemistry of the Middle Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous Limestones from the Mustafakemalpaşa Quarries, Bursa, Turkey: The Depositional Environmental and Diagenetic Processes
Journal: Minerals
Year: 2025

Inatlar limestone, which is dated to the Middle Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous, is exposed between the villages of Kabulbaba and Söğütalan in the Mustafakemalpaşa district of Bursa, Turkey. This study investigates its mineralogical, petrographic, and geochemical characteristics, focusing on major, trace, and rare earth element (REEs) compositions to interpret the depositional environment, paleoenvironmental conditions, and diagenetic processes. Petrographic analysis identified four main limestone typ