Locality type:

River

Classification

Species:

Anorthite

Formula:

Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

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:

972283

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:972283:5

GUID (UUID V4):

1f2ded48-a521-42de-b0c2-a0cbc3a997cd

Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite

54.9km (34.1 miles)

ⓘ Yizre’el Valley, Kishon river, Northern District (HaZafon District), Israel

76.9km (47.8 miles)

ⓘ Rakefet magmatic complex, Mount Carmel, Haifa District, Israel

References

Khoury, H. and Nassir, S. (1982): High temperature mineralization in the bituminous limestone in Maqarin area - North Jordan. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 144, 197-213.

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.

Pitty, A. F., & Alexander, W. R. (2010). A natural analogue study of cement buffered, hyperalkaline groundwaters and their interaction with a repository host rock IV: an examination of the Khushaym Matruk (central Jordan) and Maqarin (northern Jordan) sites. NDA-RWMD Technical Report, NDA, Moors Row, UK.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*(2003) INTERESTING PAPERS IN OTHER JOURNALS. Economic Geology, 98 (1) 201-219 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.1.201*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	InterScience Coordinator, Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE Cambridge...kinetics of the reaction wollastonite + calcite + anorthite = grossular + CO2—Ralf Milke and Paul Metz 312...Takizawagawa formation in the Okuaizu geothermal area, Japan – alteration mineralogy and geochemistry...and geochemistry of kaolin deposits of the Jari River, Amapá State, Brazil—Célia R. Montes, Adolpho J...the major springs in the Maqarin Dam Site on the Yarmouk River (Northern Jordan)— Nabil S. Abderahman and
	*(2006) The ceramic technology used in the manufacture of Iron Age pottery from Galilee. Special Publication, 257. Geological Society of London. 101-117 doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.2006.257.01.08*	Report (chapter)
	Casilicates; gehlenite (Ca2AI2SiOT), plagioclase anorthite (CaAl2Si208) and pyroxene wollastonite-diopside...alluvium from Wadi Samakh, alluvium soil of the Jordan Valley and rendzina soil of Galilee. Methods The...The analytical error is _+2%. The ceramic matrix area to be analysed was marked by scratching around it...ensure that calcite temper was far from the analysed area. Results and discussion Petrography of the pottery...manufacturedfrom calcareous sediment from a foreign coastal area 'Greek' bowl 1842/1 (TH-325) 1778/1 (TH-37) 1844/3

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

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