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Locality Name:
Nahal Darga, Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine

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

mindat Locality ID: 266446
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-266446.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nahal Darga, Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°36'30"N
Longitude: 35°22'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.608333333333,35.378333333333

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 Ca F Fe H K Mg O P S Si Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBaryteBrownmilleriteBruciteEttringiteGarnetLangbeiniteMayeniteNabimusaiteNone
Not in a structural groupPerovskiteRocksaltZadovite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Brownmillerite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calciolangbeinite  (*)Dargaite  (*)
Ettringite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorellestadite  (*)Fluorkyuygenite  (*)Fluormayenite  (*)
Gazeevite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Katoite  (*)Larnite  (*)Nabimusaite  (*)
Periclase  (*)Shulamitite  (*)Ternesite  (*)Ye'elimite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1613011547
Brownmillerite  (*)Brownmillerite PerovskiteCa2Fe3+AlO51613021
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)216130462
Calciolangbeinite  (*)LangbeiniteK2Ca2(SO4)3161304
Dargaite  (*)NabimusaiteBaCa12(SiO4)4(SO4)2O3161301
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O1613093
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F161302740
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F1613033
Fluorkyuygenite  (*)MayeniteCa12Al14O32[(H2O)4F2]161302
Fluormayenite  (*)MayeniteCa12Al14O32[   4F2]161303
Gazeevite  (*)ZadoviteBaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O161304
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)316130504
Katoite  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(OH)12161309
Larnite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2(SiO4)1613048
Nabimusaite  (*)NabimusaiteKCa12(SiO4)4(SO4)2O2F161306
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO16130114
Shulamitite  (*)Perovskite BrownmilleriteCa3TiFe3+AlO8161307
Ternesite  (*)NoneCa5(SiO4)2(SO4)161308
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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