| Locality type: | Cave |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Te’omim cave, Mateh Yehuda Regional council, Jerusalem District, Israel |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1496438 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1496438:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘQastel quarry, Jerusalem District, Israel |
| 39.4km (24.5 miles) | ⓘNabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine |
| 55.4km (34.4 miles) | ⓘArad Stone Quarry, Arad, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| 59.1km (36.7 miles) | ⓘHar Ye'elim, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| 59.1km (36.7 miles) | ⓘYe’elim Mount, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| 59.6km (37.0 miles) | ⓘTel Abu Matar, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| 59.6km (37.0 miles) | ⓘAravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| 59.8km (37.2 miles) | ⓘNahal Morag Canyon, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| 62.3km (38.7 miles) | ⓘKahlenbergite occurrence, Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| 63.3km (39.3 miles) | ⓘClastic dikes, Gurim anticline, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel |
| References |
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Amir, Ayala, Frumkin, Amos, Zissu, Boaz, Maeir, Aren M., Goobes, Gil, Albeck, Amnon (2022) Sourcing Herod the Great's calcite-alabaster bathtubs by a multi-analytic approach. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11651-5 |
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