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Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israeli
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Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Negev, Israel

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Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Gismondine-Sr, etc.

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
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Gismondine-Sr, etc.

Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 9' 42'' North , 35° 17' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.16167,35.29139
GRN:
N21E22
Type:
Group of Outcrops
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
‘En Boqeq1,400 (2012)8.0km
Arad23,700 (2017)13.1km
Safi15,200 (2013)21.7km
Khirbat Ţawīl ash Shīḩ179 (2012)25.4km
Drijat1,199 (2020)25.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
296523
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296523:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


In the gehlenite-rich outcrops, several lenses of gray paralava were found in the Wadi and as tops on small hills. Sizes of the lenses range from one to several tens of meters, with thickness up to a few meters. Stratigraphically, these paralavas belong to the lower part of the pyrometamorphic sequence of the Hatrurim Complex (Ghareb Fm is protolith), just a few meters above the upper sedimentary phosphorite layer (Mishash Fm, Campanian). The paralava lenses and gehlenite-rich outcrops are embedded in low-temperature hydrothermally altered rocks composed mainly of carbonates, zeolites, and calcium hydrosilicates.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


38 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuspidine
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ 'Djerfisherite Group'
ⓘ Ettringite
Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘ Gismondine-Sr (TL)
Formula: Sr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup'
ⓘ Gmalimite
Formula: K6◻Fe2+24S27
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kalsilite
Formula: KAlSiO4
ⓘ Kirschsteinite
Formula: CaFe2+(SiO4)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Rankinite
Formula: Ca3Si2O7
ⓘ Rudashevskyite
Formula: (Fe,Zn)S
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Tacharanite
Formula: Ca12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
ⓘ Thaumasite
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Tobermorite Group'
Formula: Ca4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Willhendersonite
Formula: KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'
ⓘ Zoharite (TL)
Formula: (Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
Type Locality:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘRudashevskyite2.CB.05a(Fe,Zn)S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘZoharite (TL)2.FC.05(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
ⓘGmalimite2.FC.05K6◻Fe2+24S27
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘEttringite7.DG.15Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
ⓘThaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKirschsteinite9.AC.05CaFe2+(SiO4)
ⓘUvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
ⓘGehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘRankinite9.BC.15Ca3Si2O7
ⓘCuspidine9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘKalsilite9.FA.05KAlSiO4
ⓘCelsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
ⓘGismondine-Sr (TL)9.GC.Sr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O
ⓘWillhendersonite9.GD.10KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
ⓘTacharanite9.HA.75Ca12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Gismondine Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Tobermorite Group'-Ca4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O
ⓘ'Djerfisherite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Hⓘ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Hⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Hⓘ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Hⓘ Tobermorite GroupCa4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O
Hⓘ Gismondine-SrSr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Oⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Oⓘ KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Oⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Tobermorite GroupCa4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O
Oⓘ Gismondine-SrSr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Alⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Alⓘ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Alⓘ Tobermorite GroupCa4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O
Alⓘ Gismondine-SrSr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Siⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Siⓘ KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Siⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Siⓘ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Siⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Tobermorite GroupCa4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O
Siⓘ Gismondine-SrSr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Sⓘ Rudashevskyite(Fe,Zn)S
Sⓘ Zoharite(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
Sⓘ GmalimiteK6◻Fe242+S27
KPotassium
Kⓘ KalsiliteKAlSiO4
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Kⓘ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Kⓘ Zoharite(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
Kⓘ GmalimiteK6◻Fe242+S27
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Caⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Caⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Caⓘ TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Caⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Tobermorite GroupCa4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ KirschsteiniteCaFe2+(SiO4)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Rudashevskyite(Fe,Zn)S
Feⓘ Zoharite(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
Feⓘ GmalimiteK6◻Fe242+S27
NiNickel
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Zoharite(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ Zoharite(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Rudashevskyite(Fe,Zn)S
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ Gismondine-SrSr4(Si8Al8O32) · 9H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Baⓘ Zoharite(Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27

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References

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 39. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1279-1286 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.072
Skrzyńska, Katarzyna, Cametti, Georgia, Galuskina, Irina O., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Galuskin, Evgeny V. (2023) Gismondine-Sr, Sr4(Al8Si8O32)·9H2O, a new strontium dominant, orthorhombic zeolite of the gismondine series from the Hatrurim Complex, Israel. American Mineralogist, 108 (2) 249-258 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8376
[1]Galuskina, Irina O.; Krüger, Biljana; Galuskin, Evgeny V.; Krüger, Hannes; Vapnik, Yevgeny; Murashko, Mikhail; Banasik, Kamila; Agakhanov, Atali A. (2025) Zoharite, (Ba,K)6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S27, and Gmalimite, K6□Fe2+24S27—New Djerfisherite Group Minerals from Gehlenite-Wollastonite Paralava, Hatrurim Complex, Israel. Minerals, 15 (6). 564 doi:10.3390/min15060564
Skrzyńska, Katarzyna; Müller, Harald; Juroszek, Rafał; Krüger, Biljana; Cametti, Georgia; Pakhomova, Anna; Galuskina, Irina; Vapnik, Yevgeny; Woźniak, Krzysztof; Galuskin, Evgeny (2025) Rotemite, Ca4Cr2(OH)12Cl2·4 H2O – the trigonal chromium analog of hydrocalumite and Friedel’s salt – a new mineral from the Hatrurim Complex, Israel. Applied Clay Science, 278. 108002 doi:10.1016/j.clay.2025.108002
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