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Quartz-syenite from
Gavnunim syenite intrusion, Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Type:Quartz-syenite
Age information
Maximum recorded age:130 Âą 5 Ma
Minimum recorded age:117 Âą 4 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1130 Âą 5 to 117 Âą 4 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - K-Ar
2124 Âą 13 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Rb-Sr
3122.5 Âą 1.3 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Ar-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Lang, B., Hebeda, E. H., Priem, H. N. A., Verdurmen, E. A., & Steinitz, G. (1988). K-Ar and Rb-Sr ages of early Cretaceous magmatic rocks from Makhtesh Ramon, southern Israel. Israel Journal of Earth-Sciences, 37(2-3), 65-72.
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Lang, B., Hebeda, E. H., Priem, H. N. A., Verdurmen, E. A., & Steinitz, G. (1988). K-Ar and Rb-Sr ages of early Cretaceous magmatic rocks from Makhtesh Ramon, southern Israel. Israel Journal of Earth-Sciences, 37(2-3), 65-72.
3 -
Lang, B., & Steinitz, G. (1994). New 40Ar/39Ar dating of Early Cretaceous intrusive magmatics in Makhtesh Ramon. Israel Geological Survey, Current Research, 9, 37-40.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz-syenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gavnunim syenite intrusion, Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1343818
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1343818:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz-syenite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘMakhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Lang, B., Hebeda, E. H., Priem, H. N. A., Verdurmen, E. A., & Steinitz, G. (1988). K-Ar and Rb-Sr ages of early Cretaceous magmatic rocks from Makhtesh Ramon, southern Israel. Israel Journal of Earth-Sciences, 37(2-3), 65-72.
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/mpar4
 
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