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Locality Name:
Heimaey Island, Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago (Westman Islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland


mindat Locality ID: 180792
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-180792.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Heimaey Island, Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago (Westman Islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Eldfell

Latitude: 63°25'59"N
Longitude: 20°14'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.433055555556,-20.248611111111
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 Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg N Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAphthitaliteChukhroviteCorundumCristobaliteGypsumNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskite
PyrochloreRhabdophaneRocksaltRosenbergiteSpinelTamarugiteWeberiteZinkosite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Bassanite  (*)Chessexite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptohalite  (*)Eldfellite  (*)Glauberite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Jakobssonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Leonardsenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meniaylovite  (*)Metathénardite  (*)
Opal  (*)Oskarssonite  (*)Rosenbergite  (*)Salammoniac  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Tamarugite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Vanthoffite  (*)Verneite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21659242162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1659241588
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)216592477
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O16592482
Chessexite  (*)NoneNa4Ca2Mg3Al8(SiO4)2(SO4)10(OH)10·40H2O1659242
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31659241797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2165924453
Cryptohalite  (*)None(NH4)2SiF616592414
Eldfellite  (*)ZinkositeNaFe3+(SO4)21659242
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2165924137
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1659246890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1659241398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316592414640
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)16592456
Jakobssonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAlF51659244
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61659242228
Leonardsenite  (*)WeberiteMgAlF5·2H2O1659246
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Meniaylovite  (*)ChukhroviteCa4AlSi(SO4)F13·12H2O1659247
Metathénardite  (*)AphthitaliteNa2(SO4)1659244
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1659242994
Oskarssonite  (*)PerovskiteAlF31659243
Rosenbergite  (*)RosenbergiteAlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4·H2O1659244
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl165924105
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl165924275
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O16592487
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)165924299
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O16592423
Vanthoffite  (*)NoneNa6Mg(SO4)416592416
Verneite  (*)NoneNa2Ca3Al2F141659243


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