Le Bas, M.J., Ba-bttat, M.A.O., Taylor, R.N., Milton, J.A., Windley, B.F., Evins, P.M. (2004) The carbonatite-marble dykes of Abyan Province, Yemen Republic: the mixing of mantle and crustal carbonate materials revealed by isotope and trace element analys

Köppen climate type:

BWh : Hot deserts climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Jawf al Maqbābah	14,175 (2012)	13.1km
The Khair ALfrwi	160 (2018)	41.8km
Al Bayda	37,821 (2017)	45.6km
Al Jarāshah	128 (2016)	46.4km
Ḩayd ‘Azzān	121 (2016)	46.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

311508

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:311508:7

GUID (UUID V4):

f28ba85d-63e5-458a-82ab-d7e9fb8f20e8

Dykes of carbonate rocks, cutting gneisses in the Lowder-Mudiah area to the south of Wadi Azzan.

Seven dikes were identified, ranging from 2 to 20 m wide and 20 - 300 m long. They cut Precambrian gneisses, amphibolite and quartzite, xenoliths of which are incorporated into some dikes.

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Mineral List

9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

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ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Le Bas, M. J. , Ba-bttat, M. A. O., Taylor, R. N., Milton, J. A. , Windley, B. F., and Evins, P. M. (2004) The carbonatite-marble dykes of Abyan Province, Yemen Republic: the mixing of mantle and crustal carbonate materials revealed by isotope and trace element analysis. Mineralogy and Petrology, 82, 105–135.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

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ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte

Formula: (Ba,Sr)SO₄

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ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

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ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

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ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ 'Monazite'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

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ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'

Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

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ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Winchite

Formula: ◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	7.AD.35	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Winchite	9.DE.20	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Bastnäsite'	-	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
ⓘ	'Monazite'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Rhombohedral Carbonate'	-	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Winchite	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Winchite	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
O	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Winchite	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Winchite	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Winchite	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Winchite	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Winchite	◻{CaNa}{Mg₄Al}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Nd	Neodymium
Nd	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

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References

Woolley A.R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe, p.237.

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