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Khamal Layered Mafic Intrusion, Medina Region, Saudi Arabiai
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Khamal Layered Mafic IntrusionIntrusion
Medina RegionRegion
Saudi ArabiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 23' 59'' North , 37° 49' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
24.40000,37.83333
GeoHash:
G#: su6fucvkk
GRN:
N17E25
Type:
Intrusion
Kรถppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yanbu200,161 (2017)41.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
429568
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:429568:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The intrusion has an elliptical planform, 13 km from north to south and 6 km from east to west. It forms a broad, 200 m high dome-shaped peak surrounded by wadis.
The Khamal intrusion, a large post-collisional mafic complex, is lithologically zoned, bottom to top, from olivine gabbro through gabbronorite, hornblende gabbro, anorthosite, and diorite to quartz diorite.

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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
โ“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
โ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
โ“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
โ“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
โ“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
โ“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
โ“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
โ“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
โ“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜ 'K Feldspar'
โ“˜ Loveringite
Formula: (Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
โ“˜ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
โ“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrophanite
Formula: Mn2+TiO3
โ“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
โ“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
โ“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜Pyrophanite4.CB.05Mn2+TiO3
โ“˜Loveringite4.CC.40(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
โ“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
โ“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
โ“˜Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 ยท 6H2O
โ“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
โ“˜var. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
โ“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
โ“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-
โ“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
โ“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-โ—ปCa2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
โ“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜'K Feldspar'-
โ“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
โ“˜'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oโ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oโ“˜ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Mgโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alโ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Alโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siโ“˜ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caโ“˜ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Caโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Tiโ“˜ PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Tiโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
LaLanthanum
Laโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
CeCerium
Ceโ“˜ Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38

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References

[1]Abuamarah, Bassam A., Fahad Alshehri, Mokhles K. Azer, and Paul D. Asimow. (2023) "Loveringite from the Khamal Layered Mafic Intrusion: The First Occurrence in the Arabian Shield, Northwest Saudi Arabia" Minerals 13, no. 2: 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020172
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