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Locality Name:
Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13

mindat Locality ID: 105749
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105749.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°46'0"N
Longitude: 35°25'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.766666666667,35.433055555556

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 Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg O P S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg O P S Si Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBrownmilleriteBruciteCorundumEttringiteFluoriteGarnetHydrotalciteLangbeiniteMayenite
MeliliteNabimusaiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePost-spinelRocksaltSpinelSpurrite-AfwilliteZadovite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Afwillite  (*)Brownmillerite  (*)Calciolangbeinite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Fluorellestadite  (*)
Fluormayenite  (*)Foshagite  (*)Gazeevite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Harmunite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hillebrandite  (*)Hydrocalumite  (*)Jasmundite  (*)Katoite  (*)
Larnite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Nabimusaite  (*)Periclase  (*)Portlandite  (*)
Sharyginite  (*)Shulamitite  (*)Silicocarnotite  (*)Srebrodolskite  (*)Ternesite  (*)
Vapnikite  (*)Vorlanite  (*)Ye'elimite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O1613041
Brownmillerite  (*)Brownmillerite PerovskiteCa2Fe3+AlO51613021
Calciolangbeinite  (*)LangbeiniteK2Ca2(SO4)3161304
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O1613093
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F1613033
Fluormayenite  (*)MayeniteCa12Al14O32[   4F2]161303
Foshagite  (*)NoneCa4(SiO3)3(OH)21613019
Gazeevite  (*)ZadoviteBaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O161304
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O716130114
Harmunite  (*)Post-spinelCaFe2O4161304
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31613014640
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)21613017
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O1613030
Jasmundite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa11O2(SiO4)4S161306
Katoite  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(OH)12161309
Larnite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2(SiO4)1613048
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O41613098
Nabimusaite  (*)NabimusaiteKCa12(SiO4)4(SO4)2O2F161306
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO16130114
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)21613051
Sharyginite  (*)Brownmillerite PerovskiteCa3TiFe2O8161307
Shulamitite  (*)Perovskite BrownmilleriteCa3TiFe3+AlO8161307
Silicocarnotite  (*)NoneCa5[(PO4)(SiO4)](PO4)161303
Srebrodolskite  (*)Brownmillerite PerovskiteCa2Fe3+2O51613025
Ternesite  (*)NoneCa5(SiO4)2(SO4)161308
Vapnikite  (*)PerovskiteCa2CaUO6161303
Vorlanite  (*)FluoriteCaUO4161305
Ye'elimite  (*)NoneCa4Al6O12(SO4)1613011



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
DeepDive-Co-0055161316-13fission trackage of metamorphism of the Hatrurim Formation during "Mottled Zone event" due to the "spontaneous ignition and combustion of bituminous chalks and marls upon their partial exposure to air"   Yes  2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelHatrurim FormationGeller et al. (2012)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.029CG334_25age of metamorphism of the Hatrurim Formation during "Mottled Zone event" due to the "spontaneous ignition and combustion of bituminous chalks and marls upon their partial exposure to air"


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