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Locality Name:
Wadi Arabah (Wadi Araba), Tafilah, Jordan


mindat Locality ID: 29844
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29844.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wadi Arabah (Wadi Araba), Tafilah, Jordan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Wadi Abu Khushayba
Wadi Dana

Latitude: 30°4'17"N
Longitude: 35°30'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.071388888889,35.501666666667

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au B Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Cu F Fe H Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
KaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileTopazTourmaline

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Birnessite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Coronadite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Tenorite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21770503092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17705011547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O177050178
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)277049,7705027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217704927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1770503531
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16177050227
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16177050599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21770509895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1770507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17704930554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3277049,7705014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16177050243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41770505591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2177050234
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2277049,7705017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217704939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21770503106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2277049,7705061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O177050433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476



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