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Locality Name:
Al Wusta, Oman


mindat Locality ID: 131055
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131055.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Al Wusta, Oman": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Ghubara Meteorite
Jiddat Al Harasis
Jiddat Al Harasis 202 Meteorite (JaH 202)
Jiddat Al Harasis Meteorite 203 (JaH 203)
Sayh Al Uhaymir
South Oman Meteorite

Latitude: 20°9'39"N
Longitude: 56°31'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 20.160833333333,56.517777777778
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 C Ca Cl Cr Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCeriteClayCorundumFeldsparIronNickelineNoneOlivine
PyritePyroxeneRocksaltSerpentineSodaliteSpinelTridymiteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Magnetite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Niningerite  (*)Perryite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Whitlockite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)295127,951291036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6395125,95127,951282060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19512527770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4295127,951283902
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)419512754
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61951274135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6395127,95129,95130944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)195117371
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)295125,951271188
Graphite  (*)NoneC1951202812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3295128,951295433
Iron  (*)IronFe495120,95127,95129,951301089
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419512714899
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7195129230
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)195127884
Niningerite  (*)RocksaltMgS19513028
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)319513025
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6495120,95125,95127,95128303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219512739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8295127,951289056
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl195127444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4295127,951291934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)195127703
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2195129458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS395127,95129,951301044
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6195129104
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1951295251


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