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Gypsum from
Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1871378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1871378:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Gypsum in this Region
Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Unnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Suwaqa al Gharbiya, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘSuwaqa al Gharbiya, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘKhushaym Matruk, Amman Governorate, Jordan
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘDaba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘEin Bokek, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘWadi Perazim, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘMount Sodom, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘNabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
86.8km (54.0 miles) ⓘWadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘParalava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Moh’d, Basem K.; Abu-Hamatteh, Z. S. H. (2004) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Siwaqa Travertine, South Amman, Jordan. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 64 (5). 647-654 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2004/640504
 
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