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Locality Name:
Hatrurim (Hatrurim Basin), Hatrurim Formation, Negev, Israel

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

mindat Locality ID: 105759
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105759.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hatrurim (Hatrurim Basin), Hatrurim Formation, Negev, Israel": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa)
Nahal Morag Canyon
Southern Hatrurim Basin

Latitude: 31°11'42"N
Longitude: 35°17'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.195,35.287222222222
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 Cr F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U V 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAphthitaliteBaryteBrownmilleriteBruciteCalciteCorundumEttringiteFritzscheiteGarnet
HydrotalciteLangbeiniteLatiumiteMayeniteMeliliteNabimusaiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskiteRocksalt
SpinelSpurrite-AfwilliteWollastoniteZadoviteZircon

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Afwillite  (*)Andradite  (*)Bredigite  (*)Brownmillerite  (*)Calciolangbeinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chlormayenite  (*)Chromatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Ettringite  (*)
Flamite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorellestadite  (*)Fluorkyuygenite  (*)Foshagite  (*)
Gazeevite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Hashemite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hillebrandite  (*)
Hydrocalumite  (*)Katoite  (*)Larnite  (*)Levantite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Merwinite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Nabimusaite  (*)Nagelschmidtite  (*)
Oldhamite  (*)Periclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Pliniusite  (*)Portlandite  (*)
Rankinite  (*)Shulamitite  (*)Silicocarnotite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spurrite  (*)
Srebrodolskite  (*)Ternesite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)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
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31613268207,682101534
Bredigite  (*)NoneCa7Mg(SiO4)41613013
Brownmillerite  (*)Brownmillerite PerovskiteCa2Fe3+AlO51613021
Calciolangbeinite  (*)LangbeiniteK2Ca2(SO4)316131682074
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)161316820927770
Chlormayenite  (*)MayeniteCa12Al14O32[   4Cl2]1613019
Chromatite  (*)ZirconCaCr6+O4161306
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4161303902
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O161316821093
Flamite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa8-x(Na,K)x(SiO4)4-x(PO4)x16131682103
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16131682072740
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F161316820733
Fluorkyuygenite  (*)MayeniteCa12Al14O32[(H2O)4F2]161302
Foshagite  (*)NoneCa4(SiO3)3(OH)21613019
Gazeevite  (*)ZadoviteBaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O16131682084
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O71613268207,68210114
Hashemite  (*)BaryteBa(CrO4)161306
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3161316821014640
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)21613017
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O1613030
Katoite  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(OH)1216131682079
Larnite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2(SiO4)1613268207,6821048
Levantite  (*)LatiumiteKCa3Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(PO4)16131682071
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O41613268207,6821098
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41613014899
Merwinite  (*)AphthitaliteCa3Mg(SiO4)21613023
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O16130129
Nabimusaite  (*)NabimusaiteKCa12(SiO4)4(SO4)2O2F16131682076
Nagelschmidtite  (*)NoneCa7(SiO4)2(PO4)2161303
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS1613058
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO16130114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31613168210495
Pliniusite  (*)ApatiteCa5(VO4)3F16131682094
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)21613051
Rankinite  (*)NoneCa3Si2O7161316821025
Shulamitite  (*)Perovskite BrownmilleriteCa3TiFe3+AlO816131682077
Silicocarnotite  (*)NoneCa5[(PO4)(SiO4)](PO4)16131682073
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4161301934
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)161316820954
Srebrodolskite  (*)Brownmillerite PerovskiteCa2Fe3+2O51613025
Ternesite  (*)NoneCa5(SiO4)2(SO4)16131682078
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO316131682071247
Ye'elimite  (*)NoneCa4Al6O12(SO4)161316820711


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"

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R150148Hatrurim (Hatrurim Basin), Hatrurim Formation, Negev, Israelhttps://rruff.info/R150148

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