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Paralava occurrence (2), Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel i
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Paralava occurrence (2) Outcrop
Wadi Zohar Wadi
Hatrurim Basin Basin
Tamar Regional Council Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict Subdistrict
Southern District District
Israel Country

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Paralava occurrence (2)	Outcrop
Wadi Zohar	Wadi
Hatrurim Basin	Basin
Tamar Regional Council	Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict	Subdistrict
Southern District	District
Israel	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

31° 11' 5'' North , 35° 17' 27'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
‘En Boqeq	1,400 (2012)	7.0km
Arad	23,700 (2017)	11.1km
Khirbat Ţawīl ash Shīḩ	179 (2012)	22.9km
Safi	15,200 (2013)	23.4km
Drijat	1,199 (2020)	24.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

341388

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:341388:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Ellinaite was found in paralavas at Wadi Zohar in the southern part of the Hatrurim Basin in Israel.

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16 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Breccia

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Barringerite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₂P

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Cohenite

Formula: Fe₃C

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Ellinaite (TL)

Formula: CaCr₂O₄

Type Locality:

References:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 53. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (1) 209-213 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-209-2020

Sharygin, Victor V., Britvin, Sergey N., Kaminsky, Felix V., Wirth, Richard, Nigmatulina, Elena N., Yakovlev, Grigory A., Novoselov, Konstantin A., Murashko, Mikhail N. (2021) Ellinaite, CaCr₂O₄, a new natural post-spinel oxide from Hatrurim Basin, Israel, and Juína kimberlite field, Brazil. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (6) 727-742 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-727-2021

ⓘ Flamite

Formula: Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Fluorkyuygenite

Formula: Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Fluormayenite

Formula: Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Gehlenite

Formula: Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Katoite

Formula: Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Murashkoite

Formula: FeP

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Tacharanite

Formula: Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

ⓘ Wüstite

Formula: FeO

References:

Galuskin, E.

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	Cohenite	1.BA.05	Fe₃C
ⓘ	Murashkoite	1.BD.	FeP
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
ⓘ	Barringerite	1.BD.10	(Fe,Ni)₂P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Wüstite	4.AB.25	FeO
ⓘ	Ellinaite (TL)	4.BC.	CaCr₂O₄
ⓘ	Fluormayenite	4.CC.10	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂
ⓘ	Fluorkyuygenite	4.CC.10	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Katoite	4.FF.	Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Flamite	9.AH.45	Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
ⓘ	Gehlenite	9.BB.10	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
ⓘ	Tacharanite	9.HA.75	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Katoite	Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃
H	ⓘ Tacharanite	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆
H	ⓘ Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
O	ⓘ Katoite	Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Tacharanite	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆
O	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
O	ⓘ Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂
O	ⓘ Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
O	ⓘ Flamite	Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
O	ⓘ Ellinaite	CaCr₂O₄
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂
F	ⓘ Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Flamite	Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Al	ⓘ Katoite	Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃
Al	ⓘ Tacharanite	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆
Al	ⓘ Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂
Al	ⓘ Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Si	ⓘ Tacharanite	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆
Si	ⓘ Flamite	Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Barringerite	(Fe,Ni)₂P
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
P	ⓘ Murashkoite	FeP
P	ⓘ Flamite	Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Flamite	Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Ca	ⓘ Katoite	Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Tacharanite	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆
Ca	ⓘ Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
Ca	ⓘ Flamite	Ca_8-x(Na,K)_x(SiO₄)_4-x(PO₄)_x
Ca	ⓘ Ellinaite	CaCr₂O₄
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Ellinaite	CaCr₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Barringerite	(Fe,Ni)₂P
Fe	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Wüstite	FeO
Fe	ⓘ Murashkoite	FeP
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Barringerite	(Fe,Ni)₂P
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Arabian PlateTectonic Plate

Sinai-Levant basinBasin

AsiaContinent

Eurasian Plate

Israel Accretionary complexAccretionary Complex

Middle East

Hatrurim FormationFormation

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References

Britvin, Sergey N.; Murashko, Michail N.; Vapnik, Yevgeny; Polekhovsky, Yury S.; Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2015) Earth's Phosphides in Levant and insights into the source of Archean prebiotic phosphorus. Scientific Reports, 5. 8355 doi:10.1038/srep08355

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail (2020) Molecular Hydrogen in Natural Mayenite. Minerals, 10 (6) 560 doi:10.3390/min10060560

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