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Wollastonite from
Tarqumiya (Tarqumiye), Hebron Governorate, West Bank, Palestine


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tarqumiya (Tarqumiye), Hebron Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:348531
Long-form Identifier:1:3:348531:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘYe’elim Mount, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘAravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘNahal Morag Canyon, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘNabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘAradite type locality, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘHar Parsa (Mt. Parsa), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘParalava occurrence, Wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘMazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘFerroÃĨkermanite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘParalava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Gross, S. (1977) The mineralogy of the Hatrurim formation, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin 70: 1-80.
 
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