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Locality Name:
Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.006

mindat Locality ID: 133106
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133106.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica": 246
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 174

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Adélie Land
American Highland
Coats Land
Dome Fuji Station
Enderby Land
Mac Robertson Land
Mount Howe
Princess Elizabeth Land
Queen Maud Land
Terra Nova Bay
Transantarctic Mts
Victoria Land
Wilkes Land

Latitude: 74°29'30"S
Longitude: 56°20'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -74.491666666667,56.337777777778

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteAuricupride
BaddeleyiteBarringeriteBaryteBerylBlöditeBrauniteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCeriteChalcopyrite
ChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCristobalite
CubaniteDiamondDiasporeDjerfisheriteDumortieriteEpidoteEpsomiteErioniteEttringiteEudialyte
FeldsparFillowiteFluoriteGarnetGismondineGraftoniteGypsumHaxoniteHexahydriteHumite
IronKaoliniteKornerupineLazuliteMagnetoplumbiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeliliteMicaMilarite
MilleriteMolybdeniteMonaziteMordeniteNatroliteNickelineNolaniteNoneNorthupiteNot in a structural group
OlivinePalmieritePentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePseudobrookitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartz
RhabdophaneRhodoniteRocksaltRosenbergiteRutileSapphirineScacchiteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStarkeyiteStauroliteStibniteTalcTitaniteTivaniteTopaz
TourmalineTridymiteVesuvianiteWadsleyiteWagneriteWicksiteWollastoniteZirconZirconolite

279 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)
Akimotoite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(La)  (*)Almandine  (*)
Alunite  (*)Amesite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antarcticite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)
Awaruite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Barringerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bassanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Blödite  (*)Boggsite  (*)
Boralsilite  (*)Borax  (*)Bornite  (*)Brushite  (*)Burkeite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Caswellsilverite  (*)Celestine  (*)Celsian  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chladniite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chopinite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)
Coesite  (*)Cohenite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cowlesite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Dalyite  (*)Darapskite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dissakisite-(Ce)  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Donbassite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Dypingite  (*)Eastonite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Erionite-Na  (*)
Ernstburkeite  (*)Eskolaite  (*)Esseneite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Ferri-kaersutite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferrohögbomite-2N2S  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluorophlogopite  (*)Foitite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Garronite-Ca  (*)Gaylussite  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Gehlenite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gottardiite  (*)Graftonite  (*)
Grandidierite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greigite  (*)Grossite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Guyanaite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Haxonite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Henrymeyerite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hibonite  (*)Hydrohalite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Idaite  (*)Ikaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Jadeite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)
Kalsilite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Keilite  (*)Kernite  (*)Khmaralite  (*)
Kirschsteinite  (*)Knorringite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Kushiroite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Laihunite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Lingunite  (*)Lonsdaleite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S  (*)Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Majorite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Marićite  (*)Mélonjosephite  (*)Meridianiite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Mesolite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Monticellite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Mutinaite  (*)
Nahcolite  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Natron  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Niningerite  (*)Northupite  (*)Okenite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osbornite  (*)Osumilite  (*)Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Perryite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Potassic-ferro-pargasite  (*)Potassic-magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Prismatine  (*)Pseudorutile  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyroxferroite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rasvumite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rhönite  (*)
Ringwoodite  (*)Roedderite  (*)Rosenbergite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Schöllhornite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sinoite  (*)Smythite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stishovite  (*)
Stornesite-(Y)  (*)Suessite  (*)Surinamite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Taenite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tassieite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Terranovaite  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thermonatrite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tranquillityite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)Trona  (*)
Tsangpoite  (*)Tschernichite  (*)Tuite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)Vaterite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vlasovite  (*)Wadsleyite  (*)Wagnerite  (*)
Wassonite  (*)Werdingite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wüstite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2536.5525.521763,18443419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O621764,17651022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O611764286
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]11764133
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O536.5525.521671,183163
Akimotoite  (*)CorundumMgSiO331661,1663,174110
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS536.50.00651781,1786,1820,1821,1850312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)24640.006201675,1689,1691,1692,1695,1712,1738,1748,1749,1764,1776,1786,1812,1832,1844,1848,1850,1882,1887,19008803
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)536.5525.51186325
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)324642448101681,1683,1691,1705,1711,1724,1734,1763,1900,19022353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)611737966
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)41166874
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O117641627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2536.5525.5118412162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52464244851687,1711,1726,1763,18121310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3536.5525.521882,18941534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)536.5525.521720,18411588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2536.5525.521669,18193092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)536.50.006141724,1729,1733,1745,1746,1758,1775,1780,1781,1785,1786,1821,1841,18481036
Antarcticite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaCl2·6H2O536.5525.521890,189611
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)421720,1737708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)536.5525.541718,1720,1728,18893250
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5536.5525.51182139
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)321728,1734544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6536.50.006331664,1669,1737,1738,1745,1746,1756,1758,1764,1765,1775,1779,1780,1783,1784,1785,1788,1790,1791,1792,1819,1821,1829,1830,1831,1837,1841,1848,1852,1856,1886,1888,18942060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe11720166
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)536.5525.511861161
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2536.5525.521756,1886238
Barringerite  (*)Barringerite(Fe,Ni)2P1174322
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1190011547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O536.5525.521788,181682
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182485248531678,1711,17244286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3536.5525.5118441935
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O536.5525.521870,1877130
Boggsite  (*)NoneNa3Ca8(Si77Al19)O192·70H2O536.5525.5118712
Boralsilite  (*)NoneAl16B6O30(Si2O7)21711,17154
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O0.1540.0061177076
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4117385516
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O11718104
Burkeite  (*)NoneNa4(SO4)(CO3)536.5525.521868,189047
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)928525.5171665,1669,1704,1718,1733,1762,1763,1764,1844,1851,1852,1860,1871,1882,1887,1889,189727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2117165171
Caswellsilverite  (*)ScacchiteNaCrS2117385
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)117121252
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)0.1540.00611775100
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS221762,176327198
Chladniite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaMg11(PO4)921814,18154
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl248549661678,1704,1833,1840,1852,1886203
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2536.5525.511844285
Chopinite  (*)NoneMg3(PO4)221712,18152
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4536.50.006261658,1661,1664,1707,1720,1742,1756,1783,1789,1809,1814,1815,1818,1819,1821,1829,1830,1831,1840,1841,1847,1848,1852,1855,1856,18863902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O42485244821682,1683321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)821720,17571756
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6536.50.00671781,1782,1786,1818,1841,1847,188794
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F292854121704,1762236
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO21176077
Cohenite  (*)PerovskiteCFe3536.5525.551745,1810,1836,1838,184177
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O11734382
Copper  (*)CopperCu116583846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1824642448191673,1675,1678,1681,1687,1690,1691,1692,1694,1698,1705,1711,1714,1715,1716,1729,1763,1900,19021008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O324640.006121675,1691,1711,1712,1721,1726,1729,1745,1757,1784,1812,18411797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS117384165
Cowlesite  (*)NoneCa(Al2Si3)O10·5-6H2O536.5525.51187184
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2536.5525.571788,1790,1791,1792,1871,1887,1889453
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)211763327
Dalyite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi6O151176415
Darapskite  (*)NoneNa3(SO4)(NO3)·H2O536.5525.531755,1870,187731
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S4536.5525.581738,1748,1786,1808,1820,1821,1850,1887157
Diamond  (*)DiamondC536.5525.541836,1838,1841,1855697
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)11715481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6928525.5211669,1704,1720,1724,1737,1738,1745,1746,1786,1789,1820,1821,1829,1830,1835,1837,1841,1850,1855,1859,18944135
Dissakisite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Mg)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1176211
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl536.5525.541738,1748,1786,182060
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2928525.571669,1704,1729,1762,1821,1851,18759895
Donbassite  (*)Clay ChloriteAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2·Al2.33(OH)61181216
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)536.5525.531711,1715,1844648
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O182464244841678,1683,1711,1812231
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O1171850
Eastonite  (*)MicaKAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)21167511
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)536.5525.511844520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O624640.006261668,1678,1690,1691,1695,1698,1705,1720,1738,1745,1748,1749,1776,1781,1782,1786,1808,1810,1820,1821,1830,1839,1848,1850,1856,1887944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)536.5525.521721,18608173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O536.5525.511871138
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O21718,1728484
Erionite-Na  (*)ErioniteNa10[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O536.5525.521767,187113
Ernstburkeite  (*)NoneMg(CH3SO3)2·12H2O0.0250.025116721
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O30.1540.00621720,178430
Esseneite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe3+AlSiO6536.5525.51182117
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)211764182
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)536.50.006131731,1737,1745,1758,1760,1776,1788,1790,1791,1792,1809,1832,1886371
Ferri-kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)(Si6Al2)O22O2536.5525.5118597
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)21178886
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O536.5525.511854345
Ferrohögbomite-2N2S  (*)None(Fe,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe)8O15(OH)1173413
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6536.5525.51182984
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O11718107
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2464525.571678,1681,1712,1716,1731,1809,18902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2536.5525.531731,1764,18829617
Fluorophlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Al)O10F21174847
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1171175
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)536.50.006281662,1664,1720,1738,1740,1745,1762,1776,1777,1778,1781,1782,1786,1788,1818,1820,1821,1829,1830,1833,1837,1839,1840,1841,1848,1859,1873,18891188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1176324243
Garronite-Ca  (*)GismondineCa3(Al6Si10O32)·14H2O536.5525.51186766
Gaylussite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O536.5525.51188957
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)221675,1726178
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O7536.5525.521745,1821114
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3536.5525.521762,182070
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)536.5525.531671,1808,18877437
Gottardiite  (*)NoneNa3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272·93H2O536.5525.5118711
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)221814,1815107
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)41711,1713,1714,171640
Graphite  (*)NoneC536.50.006161713,1729,1738,1748,1763,1784,1810,1815,1836,1837,1838,1841,1848,1850,1882,18872812
Greigite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2S41173862
Grossite  (*)NoneCaAl4O7536.5525.521745,182119
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)331675,1733,17571544
Guyanaite  (*)NoneCrO(OH)116656
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O536.5525.5111665,1718,1728,1763,1788,1808,1852,1871,1887,1889,18966890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl536.5525.551718,1728,1870,1877,18961398
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2536.5525.511882209
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)11764158
Haxonite  (*)Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6536.5525.51184126
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2536.5525.511821205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6536.5525.541745,1760,1882,1886741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3248549661678,1711,1712,1731,1737,178814640
Henrymeyerite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Ti7Fe2+)O16928541117049
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O424850.00681678,1705,1711,1712,1746,1758,1775,1902407
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O11728251
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O19536.5525.541745,1821,1830,184180
Hydrohalite  (*)NoneNaCl·2H2O536.5525.51189617
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)536.5525.51189056
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O536.5525.521718,1836341
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)621728,173465
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS411738142
Ikaite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·6H2O1165712
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O324640.006341658,1668,1678,1691,1705,1711,1712,1713,1714,1720,1724,1731,1746,1747,1756,1758,1760,1762,1764,1765,1776,1780,1783,1785,1788,1809,1812,1831,1840,1852,1855,1886,1890,19025433
Iron  (*)IronFe536.50.006261658,1671,1720,1738,1749,1781,1782,1786,1789,1810,1815,1820,1821,1830,1835,1836,1837,1839,1840,1841,1847,1848,1850,1855,1856,18871089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S311658191
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O611663154
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6536.5525.531788,1831,18862228
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2536.5525.531831,1852,1890179
Kalsilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO421764,176549
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4116655591
Keilite  (*)RocksaltFeS118086
Kernite  (*)NoneNa2B4O6(OH)2·3H2O0.1540.0061177010
Khmaralite  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si5Be2Al5O36]2485244831678,1682,16832
Kirschsteinite  (*)OlivineCaFe2+(SiO4)0.1540.00631758,1775,178033
Knorringite  (*)GarnetMg3Cr2(SiO4)30.1540.006117844
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)251675,1711,1713,1714,172668
Kushiroite  (*)PyroxeneCaAlAlSiO6536.5525.5118214
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42464244851678,1687,1721,1734,17631507
Laihunite  (*)None(Fe3+,Fe2+,   )2(SiO4)21737,178815
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O536.5525.5118671271
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)211716232
Lingunite  (*)CoronaditeNaAlSi3O8117419
Lonsdaleite  (*)NoneC536.5525.51183813
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O411671229
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21173480
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O40.1540.00611784311
Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S  (*)None[(Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)Σ=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2]117571
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S  (*)NoneMg2BeAl6O122485244821682,16839
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)928525.541704,1718,1726,18191487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O424640.006381668,1669,1681,1701,1705,1711,1712,1714,1715,1716,1720,1731,1737,1745,1747,1758,1763,1764,1765,1775,1778,1779,1780,1788,1790,1791,1792,1819,1821,1837,1841,1844,1849,1852,1886,1890,1894,190214899
Majorite  (*)GarnetMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)321661,166324
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21190012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2117185674
Marićite  (*)NoneNaFe2+(PO4)117078
Mélonjosephite  (*)NoneCaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)117166
Meridianiite  (*)Not in a structural groupMg(SO4)·11H2O0.0250.025116723
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7536.50.006171661,1664,1720,1742,1756,1758,1775,1780,1783,1809,1819,1830,1831,1833,1840,1852,1886230
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O536.5525.511867425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2464244831681,1683,17644924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS536.5525.5118871066
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O536.50.00631728,1770,1888223
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2536.5525.5118545800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2464244831683,1712,1716945
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)92854121701,1746153
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O536.5525.521737,18891508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O536.5525.511871405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22485496141665,1678,1711,1712,1715,1724,1726,1734,1737,1763,1812,1844,1889,189217380
Mutinaite  (*)NoneNa3Ca4Al11Si85O192·60H2O536.5525.5118711
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)0.1540.0061177078
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)111176434
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611788254
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O117641236
Natron  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·10H2O0.1540.0061177051
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)9280.006101669,1701,1738,1746,1764,1765,1776,1829,1882,1890884
Niningerite  (*)RocksaltMgS536.5525.551738,1748,1808,1828,188728
Northupite  (*)NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl536.5525.51188931
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O536.5525.51186771
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS536.50.00671738,1781,1786,1820,1839,1850,188758
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O536.5525.521848,18712994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)536.5525.541669,1675,1812,18822349
Osbornite  (*)RocksaltTiN536.5525.521738,182120
Osumilite  (*)MilariteKFe2(Al5Si10)O3024854961167315
Osumilite-(Mg)  (*)MilariteKMg2Al3(Al2Si10)O302464244861689,1690,1691,1692,1694,169542
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2536.5525.511859313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8536.50.006111720,1747,1762,1779,1786,1821,1831,1841,1848,1849,18521512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3928525.581661,1669,1701,1745,1746,1820,1821,1841495
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)231677,1696,169946
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3536.5525.571738,1748,1786,1808,1828,1839,188725
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2248549681675,1678,1701,1704,1724,1757,1762,18442273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6536.50.006151664,1738,1745,1756,1776,1783,1785,1810,1821,1831,1841,1848,1852,1855,1886303
Potassic-ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleKCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2117356
Potassic-magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2117225
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2536.5525.521860,18611898
Prismatine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)2221711,171610
Pseudorutile  (*)TivaniteFe3+2Ti4+3O91171230
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2536.50.006121669,1712,1715,1716,1747,1763,1764,1779,1819,1844,1849,187539462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)32464244821663,1692341
Pyroxferroite  (*)NoneFe2+SiO3536.5525.521852,188617
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8536.5525.5151720,1737,1762,1763,1788,1790,1791,1792,1819,1821,1831,1841,1848,1852,18869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22464525.5401665,1673,1675,1676,1678,1683,1687,1689,1690,1691,1692,1694,1695,1699,1705,1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717,1721,1731,1733,1734,1748,1760,1763,1764,1765,1812,1844,1848,1860,1861,1871,1892,1900,190261156
Rasvumite  (*)CubaniteKFe2S31178819
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)11900969
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]536.5525.51188947
Ringwoodite  (*)SpinelSiMg2O4536.5525.551661,1662,1663,1741,185225
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O30536.5525.521738,183730
Rosenbergite  (*)RosenbergiteAlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4·H2O536.5525.5118904
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O11665293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22464525.5171675,1678,1683,1689,1690,1691,1692,1695,1705,1711,1712,1714,1715,1763,1821,1841,18865614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)31675,1764,1765598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O11720301
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]24642448131673,1675,1678,1686,1690,1691,1694,1698,1712,1715,1718,1726,1729129
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)21181558
Schöllhornite  (*)NoneNa0.3CrS2·H2O117384
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)41711,1715,1733,18122705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P536.50.006171671,1707,1720,1738,1748,1781,1782,1786,1815,1820,1821,1838,1839,1841,1848,1855,1887374
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O536.5525.511867390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)536.5525.521737,18896417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO524852448241673,1675,1678,1681,1682,1683,1686,1687,1689,1691,1692,1694,1695,1705,1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717,1763,1900,19021516
Sinoite  (*)NoneSi2N2O536.5525.5118509
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)1173877
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl536.50.00651746,1764,1776,1833,1840444
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)321733,19001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS41738,1748,1763,178621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O424640.006381669,1673,1675,1683,1691,1692,1701,1704,1714,1715,1720,1721,1724,1726,1729,1738,1745,1746,1747,1756,1757,1758,1762,1775,1780,1782,1786,1821,1829,1830,1831,1840,1841,1847,1852,1859,1886,18941934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6536.5525.511844688
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O1166579
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)21734,1763978
Stishovite  (*)RutileSiO21176026
Stornesite-(Y)  (*)FillowiteNa6(Ca5Na3)YMg43(PO4)3621712,17162
Suessite  (*)NoneFe3Si536.5525.5118486
Surinamite  (*)SapphirineMg3Al3O(Si3BeAlO15)2485244851678,1681,1682,1683,16878
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl21718,1728275
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)536.50.006151658,1671,1707,1720,1782,1783,1786,1821,1830,1835,1836,1840,1841,1847,1855703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)221720,17293337
Tassieite  (*)WicksiteNaCa2Mg3Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)6·2H2O117161
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)11900240
Terranovaite  (*)NoneNaCaAl3Si17O40·~8H2O536.5525.5118711
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi536.5525.561720,1815,1821,1830,1841,1847116
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O536.5525.511889183
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)536.50.00651718,1770,1870,1877,1889299
Thermonatrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·H2O536.5525.51188964
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O536.5525.561724,1733,1763,1764,1844,18824899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2117241476
Tranquillityite  (*)BrauniteFe2+8Ti3Zr2Si3O241178517
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2536.5525.5118442562
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2536.50.00661737,1749,1776,1808,1809,1889458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS536.50.006481658,1664,1671,1707,1720,1738,1742,1746,1748,1749,1758,1775,1776,1777,1778,1780,1781,1782,1783,1785,1786,1789,1808,1809,1810,1814,1815,1818,1820,1821,1824,1825,1829,1830,1833,1835,1836,1837,1838,1840,1841,1847,1848,1850,1855,1856,1873,18871044
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O0.00850.008111770129
Tsangpoite  (*)NoneCa5(PO4)2(SiO4)117585
Tschernichite  (*)NoneCaAl2Si6O16·8H2O536.5525.5118717
Tuite  (*)PalmieriteCa3(PO4)2116617
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO4536.5525.551785,1809,1831,1852,1886120
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)536.5525.51188937
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O11665652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10116681395
Vlasovite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi4O11117649
Wadsleyite  (*)WadsleyiteMg2SiO421662,174113
Wagnerite  (*)WagneriteMg2(PO4)F2464244851678,1681,1687,1712,171661
Wassonite  (*)NoneTiS117381
Werdingite  (*)NoneMg2Al14Si4B4O37117118
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)611785104
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3117331247
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO1172074
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2485248551678,1682,1712,1715,1716939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2485525.5221668,1676,1678,1681,1682,1689,1690,1691,1692,1694,1695,1699,1712,1713,1717,1720,1724,1762,1763,1764,1785,18825251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O711718140
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)21724,17631025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000899MAGMATIC STYLE: Dyke, at least 0.7 m thick, intruding nepheline syenite.. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite.
Michelle_0055Ernstburkeite found in ice core at a depth of 576.5 m existing as small (~5 micron) methanesulphonate inclusions in ice. Ice core was retreived by Dome-F Deep Coring Group.
Michelle_415This sample is from site 2d, moraine material. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_513This sample is from site 2c. This sample was from the margin of a supraglacial pond. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_535This sample is from site 1, large mounded deposits, englacially entrained in a moraine field. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_536This sample is from site 2a, englacially entrained in dust band-like geometry. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_537This sample is from site 2b, englacially entrained in dust band-like geometry. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_538This sample is from site 2d, moraine material. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.


13 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_00550.0250.0250.025Ice coreAge of mineralization      232672Dome Fuji Station, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaDome Fuji stationGüner et al. (2013)10.1127/0935-1221/2013/0025-2257EJM25_78Mineral inclusions found in ice core were located at a depth associated with the Last Glacial Maxiumum, approximately 25,000 years ago.
Bradley_2012_096246424482456±8U/Pb zircon   Zircon  26154Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica[Ayatollah Island]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Be-00030248524852485  high    Khmaralite, Magnesiotaaffeite-6N3S, SurinamiteBe10483Pegmatite Outcrop, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica Hokada and Harley (2004)10.2465/jmps.99.180JMPS99_180 
Bradley_2012_047500496498±2Pb/Th monazite     266144Tonagh Island, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mts, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica[Tonagh Island]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Bradley_2012_004549541545±4U/Pb zircon   Zircon  195106Prince Charles Mts, Mac Robertson Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica[Loewe Massif]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Bradley_2012_143928892910±18U/Pb zircon   Zircon  195106Prince Charles Mts, Mac Robertson Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica[Mt. Kirby]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Michelle_4150.1540.1460.150±0.004U-ThAge of nahcolite matrixnahcolite   Nahcolite  244416Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaLewis CliffFitzpatrick et al. (1990)10.1029/AR050p0057BOOK_SMLCIT_1990Age of nahcolite matrix from site 2d. Age of U series dating disagrees with C14 results. Author believes the ~150k to be a more reliable estimate of the nahcolite matrix. This age is older than what was found with englacially entrained samples.
Michelle_5130.00850.00810.0083±0.00002U-ThAge of trona mineralizationtrona   Trona  244416Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaLewis CliffFitzpatrick et al. (1990)10.1029/AR050p0057BOOK_SMLCIT_1990Age of trona from site 2c.
Michelle_5350.00750.00730.0074±0.00001U-ThAge of nahcolite mineralizationnahcolite   Nahcolite  244416Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaLewis CliffFitzpatrick et al. (1990)10.1029/AR050p0057BOOK_SMLCIT_1990Age of nahcolite from site 1.
Michelle_5360.00620.0060.0061±0.00001U-ThAge of nahcolite mineralizationnahcolite   Nahcolite  244416Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaLewis CliffFitzpatrick et al. (1990)10.1029/AR050p0057BOOK_SMLCIT_1990Age of nahcolite from site 2a.
Michelle_5370.0090.00860.0088±0.00002U-ThAge of nahcolite mineralizationnahcolite   Nahcolite  244416Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaLewis CliffFitzpatrick et al. (1990)10.1029/AR050p0057BOOK_SMLCIT_1990Age of nahcolite from site 2b.
Michelle_5380.0810.0750.078±0.003U-ThAge of nahcolite and borax mineralizationnahcolite   Nahcolite  244416Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaLewis CliffFitzpatrick et al. (1990)10.1029/AR050p0057BOOK_SMLCIT_1990Age of nahcolite and borax from site 2d.
Jen_0000899536.5525.5531±5.5U-Pb zircon   Zircon  24850Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaSouth Victoria LandWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-212Northern Face, Mt. Riiser-Larsen, Tula Mts, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-212
R090063Mount Howe 88403 Meteorite (HOW 88403), Mount Howe, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticahttps://rruff.info/R090063
R140759Larsemann Hills (Larseman Hills), Prydz Bay, Ingrid Christensen Coast, Princess Elizabeth Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticahttps://rruff.info/R140759
R100019Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticahttps://rruff.info/R100019
R060054Mt Erebus, Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticahttps://rruff.info/R060054


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