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Zoharite from
Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel


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Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
02578250017748199904689.jpg
Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
02578250017748199904689.jpg
Zoharite

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Zoharite
Formula:(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zoharite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1107760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1107760:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 39. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1279-1286 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.072
Galuskina, Irina O.; Krüger, Biljana; Galuskin, Evgeny V.; Krüger, Hannes; Vapnik, Yevgeny; Murashko, Mikhail; Banasik, Kamila; Agakhanov, Atali A. (2025) Zoharite, (Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27, and Gmalimite, K6□Fe2+24S27—New Djerfisherite Group Minerals from Gehlenite-Wollastonite Paralava, Hatrurim Complex, Israel. Minerals, 15 (6). 564 doi:10.3390/min15060564
 
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