Jebel Harmun, Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

Backscatter SEM image showing vapnikite (vpk) in 0.01 mm masses scattered among larnite (Lar), brownmillerite (Brm) and yeelimite (Ye) matrix. Co-type material, EDS confirmed, Excalibur Mineral Corp. specimen.

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SEM backscatter image showing gazeevite (lightest colored mineral labelled as Gzv) surrounded by larnite (Lrn) matrix with associated nabimusaite (Nbm). Weight percents of major constituents are 14.33 wt% SiO2, 2.83 wt% P2O5, 19.79wt% SO3, 45.22 wt% CaO, 16.93 wt% BaO with trace amounts of Na2O, Al2O3, K2O, SrO and F. Excalibur Mineral Corporation ...

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SEM photo of a polished section containing tiny (under 5 micron) inclusions of the rare double-perovskite mineral vapkinite associated with srebrodolskite and larnite. Photo uploaded courtesy of Carsten Slotta (namesake of Slottaite), with permission from Carsten. This specimen was auctioned by him and is now in a private collection. Photo ...

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Dr. Yevgeny Vapnik standing to the right of Jebel Harmun, the type locality of vapnikite, in the Judean Desert.