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Jebel El Arab, As-Suwayda Governorate, Syriai
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Jebel El ArabVolcanic Field
As-Suwayda GovernorateGovernorate
SyriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 21' North , 36° 50' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.35000,36.83333
GeoHash:
G#: svf0n1jhq
GRN:
N22E23
Type:
Volcanic Field
Age:
2.588 to 0.01143 Ma
Geologic Time:
Pleistocene
Kรถppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
342049
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:342049:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Half a dozen basanitic cinder cones, which define a ring c. 5-6km across containing carbonatite lavas, tuffs and dikes (Mahfoud & Beck 1995).
Early Pleistocene

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6 valid minerals.

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โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Fairchildite
Formula: K2Ca(CO3)2
โ“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
โ“˜ Pirssonite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
โ“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜Fairchildite5.AC.20K2Ca(CO3)2
โ“˜Pirssonite5.CB.30Na2Ca(CO3)2 ยท 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
โ“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oโ“˜ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naโ“˜ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
Kโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent

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References

Mahfoud, R. F., & Beck, J. N. (1995). Petrogenesis and geodynamic significance of ultramafic inclusions and basanite from southern Syria. International Geology Review, 37(5), 448-470.
Mahfoud, R. F., & Beck, J. N. (1995). Composition, origin, and classification of extrusive carbonatites in rifted southern Syria. International Geology Review, 37(4), 361-378.
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