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Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine i
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Neighbouring regions:

Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

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Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Jericho	19,783 (2007)
Al ‘Awjā	4,067 (2017)
Al Jiftlik	3,666 (2017)
Az Zubaydāt	1,403 (2012)
An Nuway‘imah	1,229 (2017)
Al Faşāyil	1,064 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

341825

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mindat:1:2:341825:6

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French:

gouvernorat de Jéricho, Cisjordanie, Palestine

Italian:

governatorato di Gerico, Cisgiordania, Stato di Palestina

Russian:

Иерихон, Западный берег реки Иордан, Территории Палестины

Simplified Chinese:

杰里科省, 約旦河西岸地區, 巴勒斯坦

Spanish:

Gobernación de Jericó, Cisjordania, Palestina

Arabic:

محافظة أريحا, الضفة الغربية, فلسطين

Asturian:

Gobernación de Xericó, Cisxordania, Estáu de Palestina

Catalan:

Governació de Jericó, Cisjordània, Estat de Palestina

Dutch:

Jericho, Westelijke Jordaanoever, Palestina

Farsi/Persian:

استان اریحا, کرانه باختری رود اردن, دولت فلسطین

Hebrew:

יריחו, הגדה המערבית, מדינה פלסטינית

Hungarian:

Jerikó kormányzóság, Ciszjordánia, Palesztina

Japanese:

エリコ, ヨルダン川西岸地区, パレスチナ国

Korean:

예리코주, 요르단강 서안 지구, 팔레스타인

Lithuanian:

Jericho muchafaza, Vakarų Krantas, Palestinos valstybė

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Jeriko guvernement, Vestbreidda

Polish:

Jerycho, Zachodni Brzeg, Palestyna

Romanian:

Guvernoratul Ierihon, Cisiordania, Statul Palestina

Scots:

Jericho Govrenorate, Wast Bank, State o Palestine

Turkish:

Eriha valiliği, Batı Şeria, Filistin Devleti

Urdu:

محافظہ اریحا, مغربی کنارہ, دولت فلسطین

Western Punjabi:

ضلع اریحا, مغربی کنارا

The Jericho Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أريحا‎ Muḥāfaẓat Arīḥā; Hebrew: נפת יריחו‎, Nafat Yeriħo) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It is located along the eastern areas of the West Bank, along the northern Dead Sea and southern Jordan River valley bordering Jordan. The governorate spans west to the mountains east of Ramallah and the eastern slopes of Jerusalem, including the northern reaches of the Judaean Desert.

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ⓘ 'Parabasalt'

ⓘ 'Pyrometamorphic rock'

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: Ca₃[SiO₄][SiO₂(OH)₂] · 2H₂O

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Seryotkin, Yurii V., Sokol, Ella V., Kokh, Svetlana N. (2012) Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, 134-135. 75-90 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.010

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

ⓘ Barioferrite

Formula: BaFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

ⓘ 'Baryte-Hashemite Series'

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: Ca₆Cr₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂ · 26H₂O

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

ⓘ Brownmillerite

Formula: Ca₂Fe³⁺AlO₅

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: Mg(OH)₂

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: CaCr⁶⁺O₄

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Seryotkin, Yurii V., Sokol, Ella V., Kokh, Svetlana N. (2012) Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, 134-135. 75-90 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.010

Formula: Ca₄(Mg₃Fe³⁺₉)O₄(Si₃Al₈Fe³⁺O₃₆)

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: Ca₆Al₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂ · 26H₂O

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

ⓘ Fabrièsite

Formula: Na₃Al₃Si₃O₁₂ · 2H₂O

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Seryotkin, Yurii V., Sokol, Ella V., Kokh, Svetlana N. (2012) Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, 134-135. 75-90 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.010

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

ⓘ Fluorellestadite

Formula: Ca₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5F

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Seryotkin, Yurii V., Sokol, Ella V., Kokh, Svetlana N. (2012) Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, 134-135. 75-90 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.010

Formula: Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Seryotkin, Yurii V., Sokol, Ella V., Kokh, Svetlana N. (2012) Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, 134-135. 75-90 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.010

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: Ba₃(VO₄)₂

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: NaCl

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: BaCr⁶⁺O₄

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

ⓘ Hexacelsian

Formula: BaAl₂Si₂O₈

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

ⓘ 'Hydrogarnet'

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

ⓘ Hydroxylellestadite

Formula: Ca₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5(OH)

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Formula: KAlSiO₄

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: Ca₄(Mg₃Fe³⁺₉)O₄(Fe³⁺₉Si₃)O₃₆

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38

Formula: Ca₂SiO₄

Locality: Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine

References:

Sokol, E. V., Gaskova, O. L., Kokh, S. N., Kozmenko, O. A., Seryotkin, Y. V., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M. N. (2011) Chromatite and its Cr³⁺- and Cr⁶⁺-bearing precursor minerals from the Nabi Musa Mottled Zone complex, Judean Desert. American Mineralogist, 96 (4). 659-674 doi:10.2138/am.2011.3487

Seryotkin, Yurii V., Sokol, Ella V., Kokh, Svetlana N. (2012) Natural pseudowollastonite: Crystal structure, associated minerals, and geological context. Lithos, 134-135. 75-90 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.010

Galuskina, Irina O., Stachowicz, Marcin, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Zeliński, Grzegorz, Woźniak, Krzysztof, Galuskin, Evgeny (2024) Qeltite – the first terrestrial high-temperature mineral with a langasite-type structure from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim Complex. Mineralogical Magazine, 88 (3). 335-344 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.38