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Locality type:

Outcrop

Classification

Species:

Walstromite

Formula:

BaCa2(Si3O9)

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Walstromite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Halamish wadi (Ẕuq Tamrur), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1371552

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1371552:8

GUID (UUID V4):

7793b545-515c-43a1-8bba-59dcfdc88b08

Nearest other occurrences of Walstromite

2.1km (1.3 miles)

ⓘGurim anticline, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

3.5km (2.2 miles)

ⓘMazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

7.5km (4.7 miles)

ⓘAradite type locality, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

8.1km (5.1 miles)

ⓘNahal Morag Canyon, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

References

Krzątała, Arkadiusz, Krüger, Biljana, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Galuskin, Evgeny (2020) Walstromite, BaCa2(Si3O9), from Rankinite Paralava within Gehlenite Hornfels of the Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel. Minerals, 10 (5) 407 doi:10.3390/min10050407