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Locality Name:
Tafilah, Jordan


mindat Locality ID: 271704
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-271704.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tafilah, Jordan": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Wadi Arabah (Wadi Araba)
Wadi Faynan (Wadi Fainan; Wadi Feinan)

Latitude: 30°21'59"N
Longitude: 35°29'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.366388888889,35.485555555556
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 Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAtacamiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiaspore
FeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileTopaz
Tourmaline

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Baryte  (*)Birnessite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1770488803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21770503092
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3177052544
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17705011547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O177050178
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)277049,7705027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1770525707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217704927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O377048,77050,770523531
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16177050227
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16177050599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1770482970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21770509895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1770507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17704930554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3277049,7705014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16177050243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41770505591
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2177050234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217705212537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2277049,7705017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217704939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21770503106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2277049,7705061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1770482705
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1770481101
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O177050433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21770481476


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