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Diopside from
Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan


Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1593447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1593447:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘSiwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
28.2km (17.6 miles) ⓘDaba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘWadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘHar Ye'elim, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘYe’elim Mount, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘAravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Galuskin, Evgeny V., Stachowicz, Marcin, Galuskina, Irina O., Woźniak, Krzysztof, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Murashko, Mikhail N., Zieliński, Grzegorz (2023) Deynekoite, Ca9□Fe3+(PO4)7 – a new mineral of the merrillite group from phosphide-bearing contact facies of paralava, Hatrurim Complex, Daba-Siwaqa, Jordan. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (6). 943-954 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.71
Galuskin, Evgeny V., Galuskina, Irina O., Kusz, Joachim, Książek, Maria, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zieliński, Grzegorz (2024) Karwowskiite, Ca9(Fe2+0.5□0.5)Mg(PO4)7—A New Merrillite Group Mineral from Paralava of the Hatrurim Complex, Daba-Siwaqa, Jordan. Minerals, 14 (8). 825 doi:10.3390/min14080825
Galuskin, Evgeny V.; Galuskina, Irina O.; Kusz, Joachim; Książek, Maria; Vapnik, Yevgeny; Zieliński, Grzegorz (2025) Ferrodimolybdenite, FeMo3+2S4 from Daba-Siwaqa, Jordan – the first natural compound of trivalent molybdenum. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (2). 242-249 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.82
 
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