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A relatively rare zeolite, Faujasite was first discovered in
1842 in Kaiserstuhl, Germany (Damour, 1842). A number of other
vesicle-filling occurrences are known. In the sedimentary
environment, Faujasite has been recorded from only two
localities (Gottardi & Galli, 1985); in palagonite tuff from
Oahu, Hawaii (Iijima & Harada, 1969), and in palagonitized
basaltic glass from Southeastern California (Wise, 1982).
Faujasite occurrences in these areas are not economically
feasible. New localities were discovered and described for the
first time in Northeast Jordan in 1995. Preliminary evaluation
of the Faujasite deposits in Jordan has revealed their economic
importance. Further investigation and analysis of its
feasibility showed that Jordan has
the only source of natural
Faujasite in commercial quantities in the World.
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