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Al Ghab Volcanic Field, Idlib Governorate, Syriai
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Al Ghab Volcanic FieldVolcanic Field
Idlib GovernorateGovernorate
SyriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 45' 0'' North , 36° 23' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.75000,36.40000
GeoHash:
G#: sy3gkk1dv
GRN:
N24E22
Type:
Volcanic Field
Age:
4.0 to 1.1 Ma
Geologic Time:
Cenozoic
Dating method:
K-Ar and Ar/Ar
Reference for age:
Ma, G. S. K., Malpas, J., Xenophontos, C., & Chan, G. H. N. (2011). Petrogenesis of latest Miocene
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
342017
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:342017:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Comprises c. 40 cinder and lava cones, the whole field extending over an area of c. 600km², although individual lava fields seldom cover more than 25km² (Ma et al. 2011).

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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
FeIron
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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References

Ma, G. S. K., Malpas, J., Xenophontos, C., & Chan, G. H. N. (2011). Petrogenesis of latest Miocene–Quaternary continental intraplate volcanism along the northern Dead Sea Fault System (Al Ghab–Homs Volcanic Field), western Syria: evidence for lithosphere–asthenosphere interaction. Journal of Petrology, 52(2), 401-430.
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.208
Sharkov, E. V., Prokofiev, V. Yu., Chistyakov, A. V., Bogina, M. M., Gornostaeva, T. A. (2022) Megacrysts of “Bubbly” Kaersutite in Neogene–Quaternary Volcanic Rocks of Northwestern Syria: Evidence for Crystallization in a Boiling Melt/Fluid. Journal of Volcanology and Seismology, 16 (3) 221-238 doi:10.1134/s0742046322030046
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