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Jordan

Jordan is divided into twelve muhafazat (sing. muhafazah: provinces).

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
'Amber'
Ankerite
'Apatite'
'var: Phosphorite'
Aragonite
Atacamite
Baryte
Birnessite
Brucite
Bultfonteinite
Calcite
'Chabazite'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chrysocolla
Coronadite
Cryptomelane
Cuprite
Dolomite
Ettringite
Faujasite-Ca
Faujasite-Na
Fluorapatite
var: Francolite

'Glass'
Goethite
Gold
Gypsum
Halite
Hashemite (TL)
Hematite
Hollandite
Hydrotalcite
Illite
Kaolinite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Kutnohorite
Malachite
Muscovite
'Phillipsite'
Portlandite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Quartz
Schorl
'Smectite Group'
Tenorite
Thaumasite
Todorokite
Topaz
'Wad'


53 entries listed. 41 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

Jordan
Jordan

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References

- Bender, F. (1968): Geologie von Jordanien. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, Germany, 230 pp.
- M.M. Abu-Ajamich, F. Bender et al. (1988): Natural Resources in Jordan. xx pp.

External Links

- http://www.nra.gov.jo/ [Jordan Natural Resources Authority]
- http://www.statoids.com/ujo.html

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