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Jabal Aritayn, Safawi, Mafraq Governorate, Jordani
Regional Level Types
Jabal AritaynMountain
SafawiWadi
Mafraq GovernorateGovernorate
JordanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 4' 44'' North , 36° 51' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.07889,36.85639
GeoHash:
G#: svdnqxy10
GRN:
N22E23
Type:
Mountain
Age:
2.588 Ma to present day
Geologic Time:
Quaternary
Reference for age:
Ibrahim, K., Hall, A. (1995) New occurrences of diagenetic faujasite in the Quaternary tuffs of north-east Jordan. Eurpoean Journal of Mineralogy, 7:5, 1129-1136.
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Al Azraq ash Shamālī14,800 (2015)22.0km
Umm al Qiţţayn4,225 (2015)33.9km
Şabḩā5,315 (2015)43.3km
Buşrá ash Shām1,000 (2014)60.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
73100
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73100:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Zeolitized volcanoclastic deposits (Quaternary lapilli tuffs).

The co-ordinates below are for Jabal Aritayn North.

These zeolites are also found at Jabal Aritayn South (32.04.36 / 36.51.37 and it is unclear as to which the Ibrahim et al. (1995) reference specifically refers.

It is possible that Ibrahim refers to these locations in general terms.

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3 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Faujasite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ⓘ Faujasite-Na
Formula: (Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ⓘ 'Glass'
Description: Palagonite and sideromelane.
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFaujasite-Ca9.GD.30(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
ⓘFaujasite-Na9.GD.30(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Hⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Hⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Oⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Naⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Naⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Mgⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Alⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Alⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Siⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Siⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Caⓘ Faujasite-Ca(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
Caⓘ Faujasite-Na(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48] · 32H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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References

www.researchgate.net (n.d.) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269039122_New_occurrences_of_diagenetic_faujasite_in_the_Quaternary_tuffs_of_north-east_Jordan
www.academia.edu (n.d.) https://www.academia.edu/25717395/The_authigenic_zeolites_of_the_Aritayn_Volcaniclastic_Formation_north_east_Jordan
Ibrahim, K., Hall, A. (1995) New occurrences of diagenetic faujasite in the Quaternary tuffs of north-east Jordan. European Journal of Mineralogy: 7(5): 1129-1135.
Ibrahim, K., Hall, A. (1996) The authigenic zeolites of the Aritayn Volcaniclastic Formation, north-east Jordan. Mineralium Deposita: 31: 514-522.
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