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Locality Name:
Semail Ophiolite, Fujayrah Emirate (Fujairah), United Arab Emirates


mindat Locality ID: 266103
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-266103.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Semail Ophiolite, Fujayrah Emirate (Fujairah), United Arab Emirates": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Khawr Fakkan Massif (Khor Fakkan)

Latitude: 25°15'23"N
Longitude: 56°10'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 25.256388888889,56.180277777778

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 Fe H Mg Mn Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBerylBrauniteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparMica
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxeneQuartzSapphirineSpinelWollastonite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Donpeacorite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Galaxite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kanoite  (*)Kanonaite  (*)Kinoshitalite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Tephroite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11239198803
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)1123919483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)112392027770
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2112391957
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811239201756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811239181008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611239184135
Donpeacorite  (*)Pyroxene(Mn,Mg)MgSi2O611239194
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62123918,123919944
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O4112391743
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42123917,123920350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3112391914640
Kanoite  (*)PyroxeneMnMgSi2O611239187
Kanonaite  (*)AndalusiteMn3+AlOSiO411239199
Kinoshitalite  (*)Mica ClayBaMg3(Si2Al2O10)(OH)2112392020
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31123919244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112391961156
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]1123918129
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511239181516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411239181934
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)2123917,123920240
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311239181247



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