Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel (original ) (raw )
Mindat Locality ID:
225965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225965:2
d347b035-5a3c-400f-a3d4-40ad53ad2a32
Arabic:
البحر الميت, المنطقة الجنوبية, إسرائيل
French:
mer Morte, district sud, Israël
German:
Totes Meer, Südbezirk, Israel
Hebrew:
ים המלח, מחוז הדרום, ישראל
Italian:
Mar Morto, distretto Sud, Israele
Russian:
Мёртвое море, Южный округ, Израиль
Simplified Chinese:
死海, 南部区, 以色列
Spanish:
mar Muerto, Distrito Meridional, Israel
Afrikaans:
Dooie See, Suidelike distrik, Israel
Albanian:
Deti i Vdekur, Izraeli
Anglo-Saxon:
Dēad Sǣ, Israhēl
Aragonese:
Mar Muerta, Destrito Sud, Israel
Aramaic:
ܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ, ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ
Armenian:
Մեռյալ ծով, Հարավային մարզ, Իսրայել
Asturian:
Mar Muertu, Israel
Azeri:
Ölü dəniz, Cənubi dairəsi , İsrail
Bashkir:
Үле диңгеҙ, Израиль
Basque:
Itsaso Hila, Hegoaldeko barrutia, Israel
Belarusian:
Мёртвае мора, Паўднёвая акруга Ізраіля, Ізраіль
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Мёртвае мора, Паўднёвая акруга, Ізраіль
Bengali:
মৃত সাগর, ইসরায়েল
Bosnian:
Mrtvo more, Izrael
Breton:
Mor Marv, Distrig ar Su, Israel
Bulgarian:
Мъртво море, Южен окръг, Израел
Burmese:
ပင်လယ်သေ, အစ္စရေးနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
mar Morta, districte del Sud, Israel
Cebuano:
Dead Sea , Southern District, Israel
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
زەریای مردوو, ئیسرائیل
Chuvash:
Вилĕ тинĕс, Израиль
Cornish:
Mor Marow, Ysrael
Corsican:
Mari Mortu, Israele
Croatian:
Mrtvo more, Izrael
Czech:
Mrtvé moře, Jižní distrikt, Izrael
Danish:
Det Døde Hav, Syddistriktet, Israel
Dutch:
Dode Zee, Zuid, Israël
Egyptian Arabic:
البحر الميت, اسرائيل
Esperanto:
Morta Maro, Suda distrikto de Israelo, Israelo
Estonian:
Surnumeri, Lõunaringkond, Iisrael
Farsi/Persian:
دریای مرده, استان جنوب, اسرائیل
Fiji Hindi:
Dead Sea, Israel
Finnish:
Kuollutmeri, Eteläinen hallintoalue, Israel
Galician:
Mar Morto, Israel
Georgian:
მკვდარი ზღვა, სამხრეთი რაიონი, ისრაელი
Greek:
Νεκρά θάλασσα, Ισραήλ
Hungarian:
Holt-tenger, Déli körzet, Izrael
Icelandic:
Dauðahaf, Ísrael
Indonesian:
Laut Mati, Distrik Selatan, Israel
Interlingua:
Mar Morte, Israel
Irish Gaelic:
An Mhuir Mharbh, Iosrael
Javanese:
Laut Mati, Israèl
Kabiye:
Teŋgu Kɩsɩbʋʋ, Izrɛɛlɩ
Kashubian:
Martwé Mòrze, Izrael
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Өлі теңіз, Израильдің оңтүстік округі, Израиль
Khmer:
Dead Sea, អ៊ីស្រាអែល
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Gola Mirî, Îsraêl
Kyrgyz:
Жансыз деңиз, Израиль
Latin:
Mare Mortuum, Israël
Latvian:
Nāves jūra, Dienvidu apgabals, Izraēla
Limburgian:
Doeaj Zieë, Israël
Lithuanian:
Negyvoji jūra, Pietų apskritis, Izraelis
Lower Sorbian:
Wumarłe mórjo, Israel
Luxembourgish:
Doudegt Mier, Israel
Macedonian:
Мртво Море, Јужен округ, Израел
Maithili:
मृत सागर, इजरायल
Malagasy:
Ranomasina Maty, Isiraely
Malay:
Laut Mati, Daerah Selatan, Israel
Malayalam:
ചാവുകടൽ, ഇസ്രയേൽ
Marathi:
मृत समुद्र, इस्रायल
Min Dong Chinese:
Sī-hāi, Ī-sáik-liĕk
Mingrelian:
ღურელი ზუღა, ისრაელი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sí-hái, Lâm-pō͘-koān , Í-sek-lia̍t
Mongolian:
Сөнөсөн тэнгис, Израиль
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
मृत सागर, इजरायल
Norwegian:
Dødehavet, Sørdistriktet, Israel
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Daudehavet, Det sørlege distriktet i Israel, Israel
Occitan:
Mar Mòrta, Israèl
Piedmontese:
Mar Mòrt, Israel
Polish:
Morze Martwe, Dystrykt Południowy, Izrael
Portuguese:
Mar Morto, Distrito Sul, Israel
Punjabi:
ਮੁਰਦਾ ਸਾਗਰ, ਇਜ਼ਰਾਇਲ
Quechua:
Wañusqa Qucha, Urin distritu , Israyil
Ripuarian:
Duud Meer, Israel
Romanian:
Marea Moartă, Districtul de Sud, Israel
Rusyn:
Мертве море, Ізраіль
Samogitian:
Smertėis jūra, Izraelis
Sanskrit:
मृतसागरः, इजराइल
Sardinian:
Mare Mortu, Israele
Scots:
Dead Sea, Soothren Destrict, Israel
Serbian:
Мртво море, Јужни округ, Израел
Serbo-Croatian:
Mrtvo more, Južni okrug, Izrael
Sicilian:
Mari Mortu, Israeli
Slovak:
Mŕtve more, Izrael
Slovenian:
Mrtvo morje, Izrael
South Azerbaijani:
اولو دنیز, ايسراییل
Sundanese:
Laut Mati, Israél
Swahili:
Bahari ya Chumvi, Israel
Swedish:
Döda havet, Södra distriktet, Israel
Tagalog:
Dagat Patay, Israel
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Баҳри мурда, Исроил
Tamil:
சாக்கடல், தெற்கு மாவட்டம், இசுரேல்
Telugu:
మృత సముద్రము, ఇజ్రాయిల్
Thai:
ทะเลเดดซี, ประเทศอิสราเอล
Traditional Chinese:
死海, 南部區, 以色列
Turkish:
Lut Gölü, Güney Bölgesi, İsrail
Turkmen:
Öli deňiz, Ysraýyl
Ukrainian:
Мертве море, Південний округ, Ізраїль
Upper Sorbian:
Mortwe morjo, Israel
Urdu:
بحیرہ مردار, جنوبی ضلع , اسرائیل
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Oʻlik dengiz, Isroil
Vietnamese:
Biển Chết, Quận Nam, Israel
Waray:
Dagat nga patay, Israel
West Frisian:
Deade See, Israel
Western Punjabi:
بحرہ مردار, تھلواں ضلع, اسرائیل
Yiddish:
ים המלח, דרום דיסטריקט, ישראל
Zazaki:
Deryao Merde, İsrail
Hypersaline lake (33.7% salinity) bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Located 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level.
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ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Barioferrite (TL) Formula: BaFe3+12O19Type Locality: References: Murashko, M.N., Chukanov, N.V., Mukhanova, A.A., Vapnik, E., Britvin, S.N., Krivovichev, S.V., Polekhovsky, Yu.S. & Ivakin, Yu.D. (2010) Barioferrite BaFe3+12O19 - a new magnetoplumbite-group mineral from Hatrurim Formation, Israel. Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 139(3): 22-3. English translation: (2011) Geology of Ore Deposits: 53: 558-563.
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Murashko, M. et al (2010) Zapiski RMO, 139, 3, 22-30. Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Murashko, M. et al (2010) Zapiski RMO, 139, 3, 22-30. Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Clinoptilolite-Ca Formula: Ca3(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2OLocality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ 'Ellestadite' Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Gross S (1984) Occurrence of ye'elimite and ellestadite in an unusual cobble from the "pseudo-conglomerate" of the Hatrurim basin, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel Current Research, 1-4
ⓘ Esseneite Formula: CaFe3+[AlSiO6]Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3FLocality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Garronite-Ca Formula: Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2OLocality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Gismondine-Ca Formula: CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2OLocality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Grossular var. Hydrogrossular Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaClLocality: Ein Gedi, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea
ⓘ Larnite Formula: Ca2SiO4Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Gross S (1984) Occurrence of ye'elimite and ellestadite in an unusual cobble from the "pseudo-conglomerate" of the Hatrurim basin, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel Current Research, 1-4
ⓘ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Murashko, M. et al (2010) Zapiski RMO, 139, 3, 22-30.
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4Locality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Murashko, M. et al (2010) Zapiski RMO, 139, 3, 22-30.
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2OLocality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca Formula: Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2OLocality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2OLocality: Har Ye'elim, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel References: Kruszewski, Łukasz, Palchik, Vyacheslav, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Nowak, Katarzyna, Banasik, Kamila, Galuskina, Irina (2021) Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Rock Mechanic Characteristics of Zeolite-Bearing Rocks of the Hatrurim Basin, Israel. Minerals , 11 (10) 1062 doi:10.3390/min11101062
ⓘ Ye'elimite (TL) Formula: Ca4Al6(SO4)O12Type Locality: References: Gross S (1984) Occurrence of ye'elimite and ellestadite in an unusual cobble from the "pseudo-conglomerate" of the Hatrurim basin, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel Current Research, 1-4
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