Locality type:

River

Classification

Species:

Opal

Formula:

SiO₂ · nH₂O

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Yarmouk river, Maqarin area, Irbid Governorate, Jordan

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

972330

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:972330:6

GUID (UUID V4):

4dff75d2-004c-44c6-bc0e-2b9d72b5c085

Nearest other occurrences of Opal

89.6km (55.7 miles)

ⓘ Kebara Cave, Hof HaCarmel, Haifa District, Israel

References

Khoury, H. N., Salameh, E., & Abdul-Jaber, Q. (1985). Characteristics of an unusual highly alkaline water from the Maqarin area, northern Jordan. Journal of Hydrology, 81(1), 79-91.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Novikov, Igor, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Safonova, Inna (2013) Mud volcano origin of the Mottled Zone, South Levant. Geoscience Frontiers, 4 (5) 597-619 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2013.02.005*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Formation (Fm.) in South Levant, which includes of Jordan, Israel and Palestine, consists of sixteen complexes...¼ Dead Sea, HK ¼ Hula and Kinneret lakes, JV ¼ Jordan Valley, YV ¼ Yizreel Valley. Main topographic areas...the Levantine Transform: JL ¼ Jordanian Ledge, river valleys: V1 ¼ Yarmuk, V2 ¼ Zarqa, V3 ¼ Kafrein,...accumulated part. Mottled Zone Complexes (MZSs): 1 e Maqarin, 2 e Suweilih, 3.1 e Daba, 3.2 e Siwaqa, 4 e Matruk...Cenozoic and the stratigraphic columns for Israel and Jordan. The world ocean level is according to Gradstein

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

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