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Calcite from
North Siwaqa complex, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Khurayyimite2
Cuspidine1
Ettringite1
Spurrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Siwaqa complex, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1353565
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1353565:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘQatranaite locality, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘDeynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘDaba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘJordan Areva Resources, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘKhushaym Matruk, Amman Governorate, Jordan
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘTulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘSuwaqa al Gharbiya, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘKhurayyim Mount (Jabal al Khurayyim), Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
References
Juroszek, Rafał, Krüger, Biljana, Galuskina, Irina, Krüger, Hannes, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Galuskin, Evgeny (2020) Siwaqaite, Ca6Al2(CrO4)3(OH)12·26H2O, a new mineral of the ettringite group from the pyrometamorphic Daba-Siwaqa complex, Jordan. American Mineralogist, 105 (3) 409-421 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7208
 
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