Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel (original) (raw)

Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israeli

Regional Level Types
Arad Occurrence
Southern District (HaDarom District) District
Israel Country

Largest Settlements:

Place Population
Arad 23,700 (2017)

Long-form identifier:

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Arabic:

عراد, المنطقة الجنوبية, إسرائيل

French:

Arad, district sud, Israël

German:

Arad, Südbezirk, Israel

Hebrew:

ערד, מחוז הדרום, ישראל

Italian:

Arad, distretto Sud, Israele

Russian:

Арад, Южный округ, Израиль

Simplified Chinese:

阿拉德, 南部区, 以色列

Spanish:

Arad, Distrito Meridional, Israel

Armenian:

Արադ, Հարավային մարզ, Իսրայել

Belarusian:

Арад, Паўднёвая акруга Ізраіля, Ізраіль

Catalan:

Arad, districte del Sud, Israel

Cebuano:

‘Arad, Southern District, Israel

Czech:

Arad, Jižní distrikt, Izrael

Danish:

Arad, Syddistriktet, Israel

Esperanto:

Arad, Suda distrikto de Israelo, Israelo

Farsi/Persian:

عراد، اسرائیل, استان جنوب, اسرائیل

Finnish:

Arad, Eteläinen hallintoalue, Israel

Georgian:

არადი, სამხრეთი რაიონი, ისრაელი

Hungarian:

Arad, Déli körzet, Izrael

Indonesian:

Arad, Distrik Selatan, Israel

Japanese:

アラド, 南部地区, イスラエル

Latvian:

Arada, Dienvidu apgabals, Izraēla

Lithuanian:

Aradas, Pietų apskritis, Izraelis

Malay:

Arad, Daerah Selatan, Israel

Norwegian:

Arad, Sørdistriktet, Israel

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Arad i Israel, Det sørlege distriktet i Israel, Israel

Polish:

Arad, Dystrykt Południowy, Izrael

Portuguese:

Arad, Distrito Sul, Israel

Romanian:

Arad, Districtul de Sud, Israel

Scots:

Arad, Soothren Destrict, Israel

Sinhalese:

අරඩ්, ඊශ්‍රායලය

Swedish:

‘Arad, Södra distriktet, Israel

Tamil:

ஆராத், தெற்கு மாவட்டம், இசுரேல்

Thai:

อาราด, ประเทศอิสราเอล

Traditional Chinese:

阿拉德, 南部區, 以色列

Turkish:

Arad, Güney Bölgesi, İsrail

Ukrainian:

Арад, Південний округ, Ізраїль

Urdu:

عراد، اسرائیل, جنوبی ضلع , اسرائیل

Vietnamese:

Arad, Quận Nam, Israel

Yiddish:

ערד, דרום דיסטריקט, ישראל

Arad is a city on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts, 25 kilometers west of the Dead Sea.
Note:
The type locality of zadovite and aradite is not located in Arad but in the Tamar Regional Council, in the central part of the Hatrurim Basin, ~5 km southeast of the town of Arad (located on the border of the Negev and Judean Deserts).

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28 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

AndraditeFormula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
AragoniteFormula: CaCO3Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
BaryteFormula: BaSO4Localities: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelArad, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
BentoriteFormula: Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2OLocality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
BredigiteFormula: Ca7Mg(SiO4)4References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
BrownmilleriteFormula: Ca2(Al,Fe3+)2O5Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
CalciteFormula: CaCO3Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
DiopsideFormula: CaMgSi2O6References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
EttringiteFormula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2OLocality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
FluorapatiteFormula: Ca5(PO4)3FLocality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
FluorellestaditeFormula: Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5FLocalities: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelArad, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
GazeeviteFormula: BaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2OReferences: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
GibbsiteFormula: Al(OH)3Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
GypsumFormula: CaSO4 · 2H2OLocality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
HematiteFormula: Fe2O3References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
HydrocalumiteFormula: Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2OLocality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
'Hydrogarnet'Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
KepleriteFormula: Ca9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7References: Britvin, Sergey N., Galuskina, Irina O., Vlasenko, Natalia S., Vereshchagin, Oleg S., Bocharov, Vladimir N., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V., Galuskin, Evgeny V., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Obolonskaya, Edita V. (2021) Keplerite, Ca9(Ca0.5☐0.5)Mg(PO4)7, a new meteoritic and terrestrial phosphate isomorphous with merrillite, Ca9NaMg(PO4)7. American Mineralogist, 106 (12) 1917-1927 doi:10.2138/am-2021-7834
LarniteFormula: Ca2SiO4References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
MerwiniteFormula: Ca3Mg(SiO4)2References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
OpalFormula: SiO2 · nH2OReferences: Allan W. Eckert (1997) The World of Opals
PyriteFormula: FeS2Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
SharyginiteFormula: Ca3TiFe2O8Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
ShulamititeFormula: Ca3TiFe3+AlO8Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
SphaleriteFormula: ZnSLocality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
SpurriteFormula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.
TernesiteFormula: Ca5(SiO4)2(SO4)References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
WollastoniteFormula: Ca3(Si3O9)References: Kahlenberg, V., Galuskina, I., Krüger, B., Pauluhn, A., & Galuskin, E. (2019). Structural investigations on bredigite from the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113(2), 261-272.
Ye'elimiteFormula: Ca4Al6(SO4)O12Localities: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelArad, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
'Zeolite Group'Locality: Arad Stone Quarry, Arad, Southern District (HaDarom District), IsraelReferences: Krüger, H. Tribus, M. Kürsten, C. (2020) Raman Spectroscopy and Single-Crystal High-Temperature Investigations of Bentorite, Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O. Minerals 10, 38.

List of minerals for each chemical element

H Hydrogen
H Bentorite Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
H Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
H Gibbsite Al(OH)3
H Gypsum CaSO4 · 2H2O
H Hydrocalumite Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
H Opal SiO2 · nH2O
C Carbon
C Aragonite CaCO3
C Calcite CaCO3
C Hydrocalumite Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
C Spurrite Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
O Oxygen
O Andradite Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O Aragonite CaCO3
O Baryte BaSO4
O Bentorite Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
O Bredigite Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
O Brownmillerite Ca2(Al,Fe3+)2O5
O Calcite CaCO3
O Diopside CaMgSi2O6
O Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
O Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
O Fluorellestadite Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
O Gibbsite Al(OH)3
O Gypsum CaSO4 · 2H2O
O Hematite Fe2O3
O Hydrocalumite Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
O Larnite Ca2SiO4
O Merwinite Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
O Opal SiO2 · nH2O
O Spurrite Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
O Wollastonite Ca3(Si3O9)
O Ye'elimite Ca4Al6(SO4)O12
O Ternesite Ca5(SiO4)2(SO4)
O Shulamitite Ca3TiFe3+AlO8
O Gazeevite BaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O
O Sharyginite Ca3TiFe2O8
O Keplerite Ca9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
F Fluorine
F Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
F Fluorellestadite Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Mg Magnesium
Mg Bredigite Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
Mg Diopside CaMgSi2O6
Mg Merwinite Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
Mg Keplerite Ca9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
Al Aluminium
Al Brownmillerite Ca2(Al,Fe3+)2O5
Al Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Al Gibbsite Al(OH)3
Al Hydrocalumite Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Al Ye'elimite Ca4Al6(SO4)O12
Al Shulamitite Ca3TiFe3+AlO8
Si Silicon
Si Andradite Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Bredigite Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
Si Diopside CaMgSi2O6
Si Fluorellestadite Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Si Larnite Ca2SiO4
Si Merwinite Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
Si Opal SiO2 · nH2O
Si Spurrite Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Si Wollastonite Ca3(Si3O9)
Si Ternesite Ca5(SiO4)2(SO4)
Si Gazeevite BaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O
P Phosphorus
P Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
P Keplerite Ca9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
S Sulfur
S Baryte BaSO4
S Bentorite Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
S Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
S Fluorellestadite Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
S Gypsum CaSO4 · 2H2O
S Pyrite FeS2
S Sphalerite ZnS
S Ye'elimite Ca4Al6(SO4)O12
S Ternesite Ca5(SiO4)2(SO4)
S Gazeevite BaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O
Cl Chlorine
Cl Hydrocalumite Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Ca Calcium
Ca Andradite Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca Aragonite CaCO3
Ca Bentorite Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Ca Bredigite Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
Ca Brownmillerite Ca2(Al,Fe3+)2O5
Ca Calcite CaCO3
Ca Diopside CaMgSi2O6
Ca Ettringite Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Ca Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F
Ca Fluorellestadite Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Ca Gypsum CaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Hydrocalumite Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Ca Larnite Ca2SiO4
Ca Merwinite Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
Ca Spurrite Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Ca Wollastonite Ca3(Si3O9)
Ca Ye'elimite Ca4Al6(SO4)O12
Ca Ternesite Ca5(SiO4)2(SO4)
Ca Shulamitite Ca3TiFe3+AlO8
Ca Gazeevite BaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O
Ca Sharyginite Ca3TiFe2O8
Ca Keplerite Ca9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
Ti Titanium
Ti Shulamitite Ca3TiFe3+AlO8
Ti Sharyginite Ca3TiFe2O8
Cr Chromium
Cr Bentorite Ca6Cr2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Fe Iron
Fe Andradite Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Brownmillerite Ca2(Al,Fe3+)2O5
Fe Hematite Fe2O3
Fe Pyrite FeS2
Fe Shulamitite Ca3TiFe3+AlO8
Fe Sharyginite Ca3TiFe2O8
Zn Zinc
Zn Sphalerite ZnS
Ba Barium
Ba Baryte BaSO4
Ba Gazeevite BaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences 16
Youngest Fossil Listed 156 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed 254 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units UnitNo. OccurrencesAgeKidod1164.7 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)Arqov15252.17 - 247.2 Ma (Phanerozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy AgeOstracodaclassAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianBairdiagenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : **Bairdia**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianBairdia (Cryptobairdia)subgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : **Bairdia (Cryptobairdia)**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianCavellinagenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cavellinidae : **Cavellina**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianBrachyphyllumgenusPlantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : **Brachyphyllum**164.7 - 155.7 MaJurassicParahollinella hungaricaspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Hollinellidae : Parahollinella : **Parahollinella hungarica**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianAurikirkbya formulaspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Kirkbyidae : Aurikirkbya : **Aurikirkbya formula**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianSargentina transitaspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopida : Knoxitidae : Sargentina : **Sargentina transita**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianCryptobairdia bolzispeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Cryptobairdia : **Cryptobairdia bolzi**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianArqoviella permianaspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytherissinellidae : Arqoviella : **Arqoviella permiana**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianSargentina postacutaspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopida : Knoxitidae : Sargentina : **Sargentina postacuta**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianHollinella derinispeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Hollinellidae : Hollinella : **Hollinella derini**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianCarinaknightina discarinataspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Kirkbyidae : Carinaknightina : **Carinaknightina discarinata**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianMoorites kozurispeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Youngiellidae : Moorites : **Moorites kozuri**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianPraelobobairdia silenitiformisspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Praelobobairdia : **Praelobobairdia silenitiformis**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermianBairdiacypris haqanaensisspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdiacypris : **Bairdiacypris haqanaensis**254.17 - 252.17 MaPermian
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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arad,_Israel
Wikidata ID: Q152473
GeoNames ID: 295657

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