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Sanidine from
Copper mines, Wadi Arabah, Aqaba Qasabah District, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sanidine
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sanidine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper mines, Wadi Arabah, Aqaba Qasabah District, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1347269
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1347269:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Jarrar, G., Wachendorf, H., Saffarini, G. (1992) A late Proterozoic bimodal volcanic/subvolcanic suite from Wadi Araba, southwest Jordan. Precambrian Research, 56 (1) 51-72 doi:10.1016/0301-9268(92)90083-z
Jarrar, G.H., Manton, W.I., Stern, R.J., Zachmann, D. (2008) Late Neoproterozoic A-type granites in the northernmost Arabian-Nubian Shield formed by fractionation of basaltic melts. Geochemistry, 68 (3) 295-312 doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2006.09.002
 
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