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Anorthite from
Yarmouk river, Maqarin area, Irbid Governorate, Jordan


Locality type:River
Classification
Species:Anorthite
Formula:Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anorthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yarmouk river, Maqarin area, Irbid Governorate, Jordan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:972283
Long-form Identifier:1:3:972283:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘYizre’el Valley, Emek Izrael Regional Council, Jezreel Subdistrict, Northern District, Israel
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘRakefet magmatic complex, Mount Carmel, Kishon Mid Reach zone 2, Kishon river, Haifa District, Israel
References
Khoury, Hani N., Nassir, Sobhi (1982) High temperature mineralization in the bituminous limestone in Maqarin area — north Jordan. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 144 (2). 197-213 doi:10.1127/njma/144/1982/197
Khoury, Hani N., Salameh, Elias, Abdul-Jaber, Qasem (1985) Characteristics of an unusual highly alkaline water from the Maqarin area, northern Jordan. Journal of Hydrology, 81 (1). 79-91 doi:10.1016/0022-1694(85)90168-4
Pitty, A. F., & Alexander, W. R. (2010). A natural analogue study of cement buffered, hyperalkaline groundwaters and their interaction with a repository host rock IV: an examination of the Khushaym Matruk (central Jordan) and Maqarin (northern Jordan) sites. NDA-RWMD Technical Report, NDA, Moors Row, UK.
 
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