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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Golan-Galilee volcanic field, Harrat al-Sham Volcanic field, Middle East


Locality type:Volcanic Field
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golan-Galilee volcanic field, Harrat al-Sham Volcanic field, Middle East
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1343763
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1343763:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘRakefet magmatic complex, Mount Carmel, Kishon Mid Reach zone 2, Kishon river, Haifa District, Israel
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘWadi El Malih Volcanic Field, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
98.3km (61.1 miles) ⓘBeyrout meteorite, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
References
Stein, M., Garfunkel, Z., & Jagoutz, E. (1993). Chronothermometry of peridotitic and pyroxenitic xenoliths: implications for the thermal evolution of the Arabian lithosphere. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57(6), 1325-1337.
Weinstein, Y., Navon, O., Altherr, R., & Stein, M. (2006). The role of lithospheric mantle heterogeneity in the generation of Plio-Pleistocene alkali basaltic suites from NW Harrat Ash Shaam (Israel). Journal of Petrology, 47(5), 1017-1050.
 
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