Qatranaite locality, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan (original) (raw)
Qatranaite locality, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordani
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 24' 23'' North , 36° 15' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
273888
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273888:1
a56eacc6-fb42-4031-8a2b-fec1b2295a3d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hatrurim Complex
Single outcrop with altered pyrometamorphic spurrite marbles of the Hatrurim Complex in the Daba-Siwaqa region, northern part of the Siwaqa pyrometamorphic rock area, 70 km southeast of Amman, Jordan.
Located 15 km southeast from Al Qatrana, on the Amman-Aqaba highway.
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7 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesioferrite | 4.BB.05 | MgFe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Qatranaite (TL) | 4.FM.50 | CaZn2(OH)6(H2O)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Afwillite | 9.AG.75 | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Spurrite | 9.AH.15 | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
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References
Vapnik, Yevgeny, Galuskin, Evgeny V., Galuskina, Irina O., Kusz, Joachim, Stasiak, Marta, Krzykawski, Tomasz, Dulski, Mateusz (2019) Qatranaite, CaZn2(OH)6 · 2H2O: a new mineral from altered pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex, Daba-Siwaqa, Jordan. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (3) 575-584 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2833