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Rakefet magmatic complex, Mount Carmel, Kishon Mid Reach zone 2, Kishon river, Haifa District, Israeli
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rakefet magmatic complex | Complex |
| Mount Carmel | Mountain Range |
| Kishon Mid Reach zone 2 | Area |
| Kishon river | River |
| Haifa District | District |
| Israel | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 43' 59'' North , 35° 2' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
96.7 ± .5 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Griffin, W. L., Gain, S. E. M., Adams, D. T., Huang, J. X., Saunders, M., Toledo, V., ... & O
Köppen climate type:
The Rakafet magmatic complex is a composite basic to ultrabasic volcanic system interbedded with shallow marine carbonates of the Late Cretaceous Judea Group. The magmatic rocks have kimberlitic affinities.
Paleo-volcanic cones are well exposed in outcrop.
A dellagiustaite-bearing rock where super-reduced mineral assemblages have crystallized from high-T melts trapped in corundum aggregates (micro-xenoliths) within picritic-tholeiitic lavas ejected from Cretaceous volcanoes (Cámara et al., 2018).
Compare the Sierra de Comechingones (Argentina) and Azov region (Ukraine) sites.
The Toledoite type locality is a basal paleoplacer deposit of the Paleocene–Pleistocene paleo-Kishon River (BS1124; coordinates: 35.106E/32.685N).
Paleo-volcanic cones are well exposed in outcrop.
A dellagiustaite-bearing rock where super-reduced mineral assemblages have crystallized from high-T melts trapped in corundum aggregates (micro-xenoliths) within picritic-tholeiitic lavas ejected from Cretaceous volcanoes (Cámara et al., 2018).
Compare the Sierra de Comechingones (Argentina) and Azov region (Ukraine) sites.
The Toledoite type locality is a basal paleoplacer deposit of the Paleocene–Pleistocene paleo-Kishon River (BS1124; coordinates: 35.106E/32.685N).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
35 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Tin | 1.AC.10 | Sn |
| ⓘ | Native Vanadium | 1.AE. | V |
| ⓘ | Jingsuiite | 1.B0.05 | TiB2 |
| ⓘ | Khamrabaevite | 1.BA.20 | (Ti,V,Fe)C |
| ⓘ | Toledoite (TL) | 1.BB. | TiFeSi |
| ⓘ | Naquite | 1.BB.15 | FeSi |
| ⓘ | Gupeiite | 1.BB.30 | Fe3Si |
| ⓘ | Xifengite | 1.BB.40 | Fe5Si3 |
| ⓘ | Osbornite | 1.BC.15 | TiN |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | Moissanite | 1.DA. | SiC |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Dellagiustaite | 4.BB. | V2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Deltalumite ? | 4.BB.05 | (Al0.67◻0.33)Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Carmeltazite (TL) | 4.BB.30 | ZrAl2Ti4O11 |
| ⓘ | Krotite | 4.BC.35 | CaAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Corundum var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Tistarite | 4.CB.05 | Ti3+2O3 |
| ⓘ | Grossite | 4.CC.15 | CaAl4O7 |
| ⓘ | Hibonite | 4.CC.45 | CaAl12O19 |
| ⓘ | Ziroite | 4.DE. | ZrO2 |
| ⓘ | Zirconolite | 4.DH.30 | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Augite var. Fassaite | 9.DA.15 | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
| ⓘ | Kushiroite | 9.DA.15 | CaAlAlSiO6 |
| ⓘ | Grossmanite | 9.DA.15 | CaTi3+ AlSiO6 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Dmisteinbergite | 9.EG.15 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'Moissanite-6H' | - | SiC |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (V-Al Alloy)' | - | VxAly |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (V-Cr Alloy)' | - | VxCry |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Magnesium Aluminium (Titanium) Silicon (Zirconium) Oxide)' | - | Mg(Al,Ti)6(Si,Zr)O12 |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Zirconium Phosphide)' | - | ZrP |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
- Sinai-Levant basinBasin
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- Israel Accretionary complexAccretionary Complex
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References
Griffin, W.L., Gain, S.E.M., Adams, D.T., Huang, J-X., Saunders, M., Toledo, V., Pearson, N.J., O’Reilly, S.Y. (2016) First terrestrial occurrence of tistarite (Ti2O3): Ultra-low oxygen fugacity in the upper mantle beneath Mount Carmel, Israel. Geology, 44 (10) 815-818 doi:10.1130/g37910.1
Griffin, William, Gain, Sarah, Bindi, Luca, Toledo, Vered, Cámara, Fernando, Saunders, Martin, O’Reilly, Suzanne (2018) Carmeltazite, ZrAl2Ti4O11, a New Mineral Trapped in Corundum from Volcanic Rocks of Mt Carmel, Northern Israel. Minerals, 8 (12) 601 doi:10.3390/min8120601
Cámara, Fernando; Bindi, Luca; Pagano, Adriana; Pagano, Renato; Gain, Sarah; Griffin, William (2018) Dellagiustaite: A Novel Natural Spinel Containing V2+. Minerals, 9 (1). 4 doi:10.3390/min9010004
Griffin, William L., Gain, Sarah E.M., Huang, Jin-Xiang, Saunders, Martin, Shaw, Jeremy, Toledo, Vered, O'Reilly, Suzanne Y. (2019) A terrestrial magmatic hibonite-grossite-vanadium assemblage: Desilication and extreme reduction in a volcanic plumbing system, Mount Carmel, Israel. American Mineralogist, 104 (2) 207-219 doi:10.2138/am-2019-6733
Griffin, William L., Gain, Sarah E.M., Saunders, Martin, Bindi, Luca, Alard, Olivier, Toledo, Vered, O'Reilly, Suzanne Y. (2020) Parageneses of TiB2 in corundum xenoliths from Mt. Carmel, Israel: Siderophile behavior of boron under reducing conditions. American Mineralogist, 105 (11) 1609-1621 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7375
Griffin, W.L., Bindi, L., Cámara, F., Ma, C., Gain, S.E.M., Saunders, M., Alard, O., Huang, J.-X., Shaw, J., Meredith, C., Toledo, V., O'Reilly, S.Y. (2024) Interactions of magmas and highly reduced fluids during intraplate volcanism, Mt Carmel, Israel: Implications for mantle redox states and global carbon cycles. Gondwana Research, 128. 14-54 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2023.10.013
Rakefet magmatic complex, Mount Carmel, Kishon Mid Reach zone 2, Kishon river, Haifa District, Israel