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Kaolinite from
Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:945441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:945441:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Kaolinite in this Region
Shen Ramon syenite, Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘShen Ramon syenite, Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘScorpions Pass, Arava Tichona Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘWadi Dana, Tafilah Governorate, Jordan
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘTimna Mine, Timna Valley, Hevel Eilot Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Bogoch, Ron; Weissbrod, Tuvia; Bar-Matthews, Miriyam (1992) Significance of REE-mineral inclusions in aegirine from an alkali syenite, Negev, Israel. European Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (6). 1337-1346
 
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