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Larnite from
Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Larnite
Formula:Ca2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vapnikite2
Nabimusaite1
Ye'elimite1
Brownmillerite1
Srebrodolskite1
Gazeevite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Larnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:899823
Long-form Identifier:1:3:899823:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Larnite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘNabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘNahal Darga, Bethlehem Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘHar Ye'elim, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘNahal Morag Canyon, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘTsomet Hatrurim, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘHar Parsa (Mt. Parsa), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘAmoraite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘHatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘHatrurim Junction (road no. 31), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘMazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Galuskin, E. V., Galuskina, I. O., Kusz, J., Armbruster, T., Marzec, K. M., DzierÅžanowski, P., Murashko, M. (2014) Vapnikite Ca3UO6 – a new double-perovskite mineral from pyrometamorphic larnite rocks of the Jabel Harmun, Palestinian Autonomy, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (3) 571-581 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.3.07
Galuskina, Irina O., Galuskin, Evgeny V., Prusik, Krystian, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Juroszek, Rafał, JeÅžak, Lidia, Murashko, Mikhail (2017) DzierÅžanowskite, CaCu2S2 – a new natural thiocuprate from Jabel Harmun, Judean Desert, Palestine Autonomy, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1073-1085 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.153
Galuskin, Evgeny V., Galuskina, Irina O., Widmer, Remo, Armbruster, Thomas (2018) First natural hexaferrite with mixed Îēâ€ī-ferrite (Îē-alumina) and magnetoplumbite structure from Jabel Harmun, Palestinian Autonomy. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (3) 559-567 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2697
 
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