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Asseelah Diatreme, Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Omani
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Asseelah DiatremeDiatreme
Ash Sharqiyah South GovernorateGovernorate
OmanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 0' North , 59° 40' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
22.00000,59.66667
GeoHash:
G#: t7fmjszzq
GRN:
N15E40
Locality type:
Diatreme
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Asselah; Asseel


Carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyre occur in a diatreme on the beach close to Asseelah village.
The diatreme intrudes Jurassic to early Cretaceous cherts and shales of the Wahra Formation within the Batain Nappes, contains heterogeneous deposits dominated by "diatreme facies" volcaniclastic rocks, which include aillikite and carbonatite (Nasir et al. 2011).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ 'Mica Group'
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Mica Group'-
β“˜'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Mesozoic : 152.1 Β± 0.9 Ma to 100.5 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Cretaceous
   Early/Lower Cretaceous
β“˜ Chert (youngest age)Early/Lower Cretaceous
β“˜ Zircon137 Β± 1 Ma
  Jurassic
   Late Jurassic
β“˜ Mica Group150 Ma
β“˜ Chert (oldest age)Late Jurassic
(100.5 - 152.1 Ma)

References

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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)
Woolley A.R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe, p.180
Nasir, S., Al-Khirbash, S., Rollinson, H., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A., Al-Lazki, A., ... & Belousova, E. (2011). Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes, Eastern Oman continental margin. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 161(1), 47-74.

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