Mineralogical and geochemical properties of mudstones in the Maden Complex around Elazig and Bingöl (Turkey)

and CaO with high V, Cu, Rb, Sr, and REE content. This supports the idea that Genç mudstones likely originated from serpentine rocks associated with the Guleman Ophiolites in the region, while Palu mudstones may have been fed by silica and clay units belonging to the Pütürge Metamorphites, which have extensive outcrops in the area. The significant geochemical differences observed between the Genç and Palu Basins indicate that the Maden Basin is not a uniform depositional environment, but rather consists of sub-basins divided into sections with fundamentally different sedimentary sources and redox dynamics.