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Locality type:

Deposit

Classification

Species:

Volkonskoite

Formula:

Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Volkonskoite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Khan ez Zabib, Amman Governorate, Jordan

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

972272

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:972272:9

GUID (UUID V4):

301e58c2-ea7a-4c3f-8492-7f04c19294e3

Nearest other occurrences of Volkonskoite

20.2km (12.6 miles)

ⓘDaba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan

21.0km (13.0 miles)

ⓘUnnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan

43.1km (26.8 miles)

ⓘKhushaym Matruk, Amman Governorate, Jordan

86.7km (53.9 miles)

ⓘNabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References

Dill, H. G., Kus, J., Abed, A. M., Sachsenhofer, R. F., & Abul Khair, H. (2009). Diagenetic and epigenetic alteration of Cretaceous to Paleogene organic-rich sedimentary successions in northwestern Jordan, typical of the western margin of the Arabian Plate. GeoArabia, 14(2), 101-140.

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Journal (article/letter/editorial)

REVIEW Uranium minerals of central Jordan H. N. Khoury Downloaded by [McMaster University] at 04:12...with unique green smectites (Cr-rich smectite/volkonskoite) are hosted in altered varicoloured marble,...marl/travertine, and/or saprolite/top soil of central Jordan. Tyuyamunite Ca(UO2)2V5þ 2 O8z3(H2O)–strelkinite...on Geology and uranium resources of the Central Jordan area Introduction Unusual surface uranium mineralisation...mineralisation covers large areas in central Jordan (Khan Ez-Zabib and Siwaqa). The minerals are hosted by