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King Solomon Mine, Timna Valley, Hevel Eilot Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israeli
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| King Solomon Mine | Mine |
| Timna Valley | Nature Reserve |
| Hevel Eilot Regional Council | Regional Council |
| Beersheba Subdistrict | Subdistrict |
| Southern District | District |
| Israel | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 44' 48'' North , 34° 58' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eilat | 45,588 (2018) | 21.2km |
| Aqaba | 95,048 (2009) | 24.6km |
| Taba | 700 (2017) | 29.5km |
| Al Quwayrah | 7,372 (2015) | 32.6km |
| Ne’ot Semadar | 250 (2018) | 34.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mikhrot Shelomo ha-Melekh
King Solomon’s Mines is a tourist complex run by Kibbutz Elifaz.
The name Mikhrot Shelomo ha-Melekh (King Solomon’s Mines) refers to an archaeological site in the same area, on the top of a north-south–trending mesa in the Timna Valley area.
In the 1930s, the American archaeologist Nelson Glueck attributed the copper mining at Timna to King Solomon (10th century BCE) and named the site "King Solomon's Mines". This has been disputed.
Caution: Many secondary blue and green copper minerals sold as "Eilat Stone" in tourist souvenir shops in Israel, alleged to be from here, are actually from Arizona, Congo, or elsewhere - Caveat emptor!
Located approx. 24 km N of Eilat at approx. N29.74693 E34.97951.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ 'Eilat Stone' |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Eilat Stone' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African Plate
- Red SeaNarrow Rift
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
- Elat-Dead Sea basinBasin
AsiaContinent
Israel
- Southern District
- Beersheba Subdistrict
- Hevel Eilot Regional Council
- Eilat MountainsMountain Area
- Hevel Eilot Regional Council
- Beersheba Subdistrict
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