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Al Harrah Volcanic Field, Northern Borders Region, Saudi Arabiai
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Al Harrah Volcanic FieldVolcanic Field
Northern Borders RegionRegion
Saudi ArabiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 0' North , 38° 25' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.00000,38.41667
GeoHash:
G#: sve265qhj
GRN:
N21E24
Type:
Volcanic Field
Age:
13.4 to 11.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Miocene
Dating method:
K-Ar whole rock
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
341866
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341866:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


It is the continuation of Harrat al-Sham Volcanic field, Middle East.
It is the most northerly of the volcanic fields (harrats) that extend down the western side of Saudi Arabia adjacent to Red Sea coast. The area covers over 15200km² (Brown et al. 1989) and comprises lava flows, craters, calderas and cones.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
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ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

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OOxygen
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)
FeIron
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Arabian PeninsulaPeninsula
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent

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References

Brown, G. F., Schmidt, D. L., & Huffman Jr, A. C. (1989). Geology of the Arabian Peninsula; shield area of western Saudi Arabia (No. 560-A). US Geological Survey. 1-188.
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/mpar4p.191
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