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


mindat Locality ID: 180793
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-180793.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eldfell, Heimaey Island, Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago (Westman Islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 63°26'0"N
Longitude: 20°14'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.433333333333,-20.248888888889
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: Al Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg N Na O S Si Ti 

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

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Bassanite  (*)Chessexite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptohalite  (*)Eldfellite  (*)Glauberite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Jakobssonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Leonardsenite  (*)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 groupTiO202162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2077
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O082
Chessexite  (*)NoneNa4Ca2Mg3Al8(SiO4)2(SO4)10(OH)10·40H2O02
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Cryptohalite  (*)None(NH4)2SiF6014
Eldfellite  (*)ZinkositeNaFe3+(SO4)202
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)20137
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)056
Jakobssonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAlF504
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Leonardsenite  (*)WeberiteMgAlF5·2H2O06
Meniaylovite  (*)ChukhroviteCa4AlSi(SO4)F13·12H2O07
Metathénardite  (*)AphthitaliteNa2(SO4)04
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Oskarssonite  (*)PerovskiteAlF303
Rosenbergite  (*)RosenbergiteAlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4·H2O04
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl0105
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl0275
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O087
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)0299
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O023
Vanthoffite  (*)NoneNa6Mg(SO4)4016
Verneite  (*)NoneNa2Ca3Al2F1403


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