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Anorthite from
Unnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Anorthite
Formula:Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anorthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1531000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1531000:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
28.4km (17.7 miles) ā“˜Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan
86.8km (54.0 miles) ā“˜Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
86.9km (54.0 miles) ā“˜Har Ye'elim, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
87.6km (54.4 miles) ā“˜Paralava outcrops, Wadi Halamish, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
88.1km (54.8 miles) ā“˜Aravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel
References
Britvin, Sergey N., Murashko, Mikhail N., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Vlasenko, Natalia S., Vereshchagin, Oleg S., Pankin, Dmitrii V., Zaitsev, Anatoly N., Zolotarev, Anatoly A. (2023) Yakubovichite, CaNi2Fe3+(PO4)3, a new nickel phosphate mineral of non-meteoritic origin. American Mineralogist, 108 (11) 2142-2150 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8800
Britvin, S. N.; Murashko, M. N.; Krzhizhanovskaya, M. G.; Vapnik, Y.; Vlasenko, N. S.; Vereshchagin, O. S.; Pankin, D. V.; Vasiliev, E. A. (2025) Moabite, NiFeĀ³āŗ(POā‚„)O, a new natural oxyphosphate. European Journal of Mineralogy, 37 (3). 353-363 doi:10.5194/ejm-37-353-2025
 
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