Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tarqumiya (Tarqumiye), Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13

mindat Locality ID: 105760
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105760.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tarqumiya (Tarqumiye), Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, Palestine": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°34'0"N
Longitude: 35°1'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.566666666667,35.016666666667

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.

Feldspar	Mayenite	None	Pyroxene	Wollastonite

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 Ca Cl Mg O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl Mg O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Feldspar Mayenite None Pyroxene Wollastonite

4 IMA Minerals at location:

Anorthite ()*	Chlormayenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Wollastonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	16	13	1036
Chlormayenite ()*	Mayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[ ₄Cl₂]	16	13	19
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	16	13	4135
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	16	13	1247

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	DeepDive-Co-0055	16	13	16-13	fission track	age of metamorphism of the Hatrurim Formation during "Mottled Zone event" due to the "spontaneous ignition and combustion of bituminous chalks and marls upon their partial exposure to air"					Yes				2063	Hatrurim Formation, Negev, Israel	Hatrurim Formation	Geller et al. (2012)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.09.029	CG334_25	age of metamorphism of the Hatrurim Formation during "Mottled Zone event" due to the "spontaneous ignition and combustion of bituminous chalks and marls upon their partial exposure to air"

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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