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Golan-Galilee volcanic field, Harrat al-Sham Volcanic field, Middle Easti
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Golan-Galilee volcanic fieldVolcanic Field
Harrat al-Sham Volcanic fieldVolcanic Field
Middle EastRegion

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 0' 0'' North , 35° 32' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.00000,35.55000
GRN:
N22E22
Type:
Volcanic Field
Age:
5.332 to 0.0002 Ma
Geologic Time:
Cenozoic : Pliocene to Holocene
Dating method:
K-Ar
Reference for age:
Mor, D. (1993). A time-table for the Levant Volcanic Province, according to K-Ar dating in the Golan Heights, Israel. Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East), 16(3), 223-234.
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
337893
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337893:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Middle EastRegion

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References

Mor, D. (1993). A time-table for the Levant Volcanic Province, according to K-Ar dating in the Golan Heights, Israel. Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East), 16(3), 223-234.
Stein, M., Garfunkel, Z., & Jagoutz, E. (1993). Chronothermometry of peridotitic and pyroxenitic xenoliths: implications for the thermal evolution of the Arabian lithosphere. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57(6), 1325-1337.
Weinstein, Y., Navon, O., Altherr, R., & Stein, M. (2006). The role of lithospheric mantle heterogeneity in the generation of Plio-Pleistocene alkali basaltic suites from NW Harrat Ash Shaam (Israel). Journal of Petrology, 47(5), 1017-1050.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
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