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Wadi El Malih Volcanic Field, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestinei
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Tubas GovernorateGovernorate
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 19' 59'' North , 35° 28' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.33333,35.46667
GeoHash:
G#: sv9pzn453
GRN:
N22E22
Type:
Volcanic Field
Age:
148 to 133 ± 3 Ma
Geologic Time:
Mesozoic
Dating method:
K-Ar whole rock
Reference for age:
Lang, B., & Mimran, Y. A. (1985). An Early Cretaceous volcanic sequence in central Israel and its significance to the absolute date of the base of the Cretaceous. The Journal of Geology, 93(2), 179-184.
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
341834
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341834:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tayasir volcanics


A group of volcanic rocks also known as Tayasir volcanics (Mimran 1972; Lang & Mimran 1985; Segev & Lang 2002) situated within an area of ca. 6 x 2 km and comprises lower and upper lava flows separated by a tuff member.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate

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References

books.google.be (n.d.) https://books.google.be/books?id=zeC7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=%22Wadi+El+Malih%22&source=bl&ots=pFNd8AKf6i&sig=ACfU3U3vEIMnM2INvkrcct211ja-g3VCJA&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1mqvI0OvsAhUB66QKHfzRD5EQ6AEwBXoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Wadi%20El%20Malih%22&f=false
books.google.be (n.d.) https://books.google.be/books?id=aDlRTkCBMq0C&pg=PA337&lpg=PA337&dq=%22Wadi+El+Malih%22&source=bl&ots=XvlS2fzZ_X&sig=ACfU3U2fxtTcENr0zGiZfGMSXsOy9hpjew&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1mqvI0OvsAhUB66QKHfzRD5EQ6AEwBnoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Wadi%20El%20Malih%22&f=false
Mimran, Y. (1972) The Tayasir Volcanics, a Lower Cretaceous Formation in the Shomron, Central Israel. Israel Geological Survey Bulletin: 52: 1-9.
Lang, B., & Mimran, Y. A. (1985). An Early Cretaceous volcanic sequence in central Israel and its significance to the absolute date of the base of the Cretaceous. The Journal of Geology, 93(2), 179-184.
Segev, A., Lang, B. (2002) 40Ar/39Ar dating of the upper Tayasir Volcanics in the Mount Hermon area, Northern Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Current Research: 13: 100-104.
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
www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/paleo_loc.php?id=28972
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