Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ma'ale Adumim (Ma'aleh Adumim; Maale Adummim), Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine

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

mindat Locality ID: 16289
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16289.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ma'ale Adumim (Ma'aleh Adumim; Maale Adummim), Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°46'38"N
Longitude: 35°17'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.777222222222,35.297777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brownmillerite	Brucite	Calcite	Clay	Ettringite	Gypsum	Mayenite
Meta-autunite	Nabimusaite	None	Perovskite	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Spurrite-Afwillite	Zircon

Afwillite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bentorite ()*	Brownmillerite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chlormayenite ()*	Chromatite ()*	Ettringite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hashemite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Nabimusaite ()*
Portlandite ()*	Rankinite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spurrite ()*	Srebrodolskite ()*
Thaumasite ()*	Vaterite ()*	Volkonskoite ()*

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 U

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brownmillerite Brucite Calcite Clay Ettringite Gypsum Mayenite
Meta-autunite Nabimusaite None Perovskite Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Spurrite-Afwillite Zircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite ()*	Spurrite-Afwillite	Ca₃[SiO₄][SiO₂(OH)₂]·2H₂O	16	13	41
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	16	13	3250
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	16	13	11547
Bentorite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₆Cr₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·26H₂O	16	13	3
Brownmillerite ()*	Brownmillerite Perovskite	Ca₂Fe³⁺AlO₅	16	13	21
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	16	13	27770
Chlormayenite ()*	Mayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[ ₄Cl₂]	16	13	19
Chromatite ()*	Zircon	CaCr⁶⁺O₄	16	13	6
Ettringite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₆Al₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·27H₂O	16	13	93
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	16	13	2740
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	16	13	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	16	13	1398
Hashemite ()*	Baryte	Ba(CrO₄)	16	13	6
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	16	13	388
Nabimusaite ()*	Nabimusaite	KCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(SO₄)₂O₂F	16	13	6
Portlandite ()*	Brucite	Ca(OH)₂	16	13	51
Rankinite ()*	None	Ca₃Si₂O₇	16	13	25
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	16	13	1934
Spurrite ()*	Spurrite-Afwillite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)	16	13	54
Srebrodolskite ()*	Brownmillerite Perovskite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₂O₅	16	13	25
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	16	13	183
Vaterite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)	16	13	37
Volkonskoite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Ca_0.3(Cr,Mg)₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	16	13	22

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	DeepDive-Co-0055	16	13	16-13	fission track	age 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				2063	Hatrurim Formation, Negev, Israel	Hatrurim Formation	Geller et al. (2012)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.029	CG334_25	age 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"

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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