| Locality type: | Deposit |
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| Species: | Volkonskoite |
| Formula: | Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Volkonskoite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Khan ez Zabib, Amman Governorate, Jordan |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 972272 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:972272:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 301e58c2-ea7a-4c3f-8492-7f04c19294e3 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Volkonskoite |
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| 20.2km (12.6 miles) | ⓘDaba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan |
| 21.0km (13.0 miles) | ⓘUnnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan |
| 43.1km (26.8 miles) | ⓘKhushaym Matruk, Amman Governorate, Jordan |
| 86.7km (53.9 miles) | ⓘNabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine |
| References |
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Dill, H. G., Kus, J., Abed, A. M., Sachsenhofer, R. F., & Abul Khair, H. (2009). Diagenetic and epigenetic alteration of Cretaceous to Paleogene organic-rich sedimentary successions in northwestern Jordan, typical of the western margin of the Arabian Plate. GeoArabia, 14(2), 101-140. |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | REVIEW Uranium minerals of central Jordan H. N. Khoury Downloaded by [McMaster University] at 04:12...with unique green smectites (Cr-rich smectite/volkonskoite) are hosted in altered varicoloured marble,...marl/travertine, and/or saprolite/top soil of central Jordan. Tyuyamunite Ca(UO2)2V5þ 2 O8z3(H2O)–strelkinite...on Geology and uranium resources of the Central Jordan area Introduction Unusual surface uranium mineralisation...mineralisation covers large areas in central Jordan (Khan Ez-Zabib and Siwaqa). The minerals are hosted by |
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