Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Northeastern Rim, Markov Deep, Sierra Leone Fracture Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean

mindat Locality ID: 194864
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194864.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Northeastern Rim, Markov Deep, Sierra Leone Fracture Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 5°53'0"N
Longitude: 33°11'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 5.8833333333333,-33.183333333333

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Atacamite	Auricupride	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Potarite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc
Titanite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Lead ()*	Lizardite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Opal ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Tin ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Zinc ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb Pt S Si Sn Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb Pt S Si Sn Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Atacamite Auricupride Baddeleyite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Digenite Epidote Feldspar Nickeline None Pentlandite Perovskite
Potarite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc
Titanite Zircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1036
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	544
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	128
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	179
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	192
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2994
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3337
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe	66
Tin ()*	None	Sn	63
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562
Zinc ()*	None	Zn	52
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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