Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Al-Nakhsh Member, Dam Formation, Qatar

mindat Locality ID: 31350
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31350.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Al-Nakhsh Member, Dam Formation, Qatar": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Baryte	Clay	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Palygorskite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca H K Mg O S Si Sr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca H K Mg O S Si Sr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Clay Gypsum Kaolinite Mica None Palygorskite

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Celestine ()*	Dolomite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Palygorskite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1252
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	306

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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