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Aradite type locality, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israeli
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 11' 59'' North , 35° 13' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.20000,35.23333
GRN:
N21E22
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Arad23,700 (2017)6.8km
‘En Boqeq1,400 (2012)12.3km
Drijat1,199 (2020)18.6km
Khirbat Ţawīl ash Shīḩ179 (2012)20.4km
Khirbat al Fakhīt228 (2012)20.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
341615
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341615:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small paralava veins in gehlenite-rich pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex, Gurim Anticline, Hatrurim Basin (31°12′N 35°14′E), located near the town of Arad in the Negev Desert, Israel.

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19 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Aradite (TL)
Formula: BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F
Type Locality:
ⓘ Barioferrite
Formula: BaFe3+12O19
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Cuspidine
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘ Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
ⓘ 'Ellestadite'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fresnoite
Formula: Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O
ⓘ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘ Gurimite
Formula: Ba3(VO4)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kalsilite
Formula: KAlSiO4
ⓘ Magnesioferrite
Formula: MgFe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Pseudowollastonite'
Formula: CaSiO3
ⓘ Rankinite
Formula: Ca3Si2O7
ⓘ Schorlomite
Formula: Ca3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
ⓘ Walstromite
Formula: BaCa2(Si3O9)
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Zadovite (TL)
Formula: BaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
Type Locality:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘDelafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
ⓘMagnesioferrite4.BB.05MgFe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘBarioferrite4.CC.45BaFe3+12O19
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘGurimite8.AD.70Ba3(VO4)2
ⓘAradite (TL)8.BN.BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘSchorlomite9.AD.25Ca3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
ⓘZadovite (TL)9.AH.40BaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
ⓘGehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘRankinite9.BC.15Ca3Si2O7
ⓘFresnoite9.BE.15Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O
ⓘCuspidine9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘ'Pseudowollastonite'9.CA.20CaSiO3
ⓘWalstromite9.CA.25BaCa2(Si3O9)
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘKalsilite9.FA.05KAlSiO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Ellestadite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Ellestadite
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Oⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Oⓘ Ellestadite
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Oⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Oⓘ MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Oⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Oⓘ SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Oⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ PseudowollastoniteCaSiO3
Oⓘ BarioferriteBaFe123+O19
Oⓘ ZadoviteBaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
Oⓘ GurimiteBa3(VO4)2
Oⓘ AraditeBaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F
FFluorine
Fⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Fⓘ Ellestadite
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ ZadoviteBaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
Fⓘ AraditeBaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Siⓘ Ellestadite
Siⓘ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Siⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Siⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Siⓘ SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Siⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ PseudowollastoniteCaSiO3
Siⓘ ZadoviteBaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
Siⓘ AraditeBaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ ZadoviteBaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ Ellestadite
KPotassium
Kⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Caⓘ Ellestadite
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Caⓘ SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Caⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ PseudowollastoniteCaSiO3
Caⓘ ZadoviteBaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
Caⓘ AraditeBaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Tiⓘ SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
VVanadium
Vⓘ GurimiteBa3(VO4)2
Vⓘ AraditeBaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Feⓘ SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Feⓘ BarioferriteBaFe123+O19
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ FresnoiteBa2Ti(Si2O7)O
Baⓘ WalstromiteBaCa2(Si3O9)
Baⓘ BarioferriteBaFe123+O19
Baⓘ ZadoviteBaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F
Baⓘ GurimiteBa3(VO4)2
Baⓘ AraditeBaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F

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References

Galuskin, E. V., Gfeller, F., Galuskina, I. O., Pakhomova, A., Armbruster, T., Vapnik, Y., Włodyka, R., Dzierżanowski, P., Murashko, M. (2015) New minerals with a modular structure derived from hatrurite from the pyrometamorphic Hatrurim Complex. Part II. Zadovite, BaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F and aradite, BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F, from paralavas of the Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (5) 1073-1087 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.04
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