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Locality Name:
Syrtis Major, Mars


mindat Locality ID: 189897
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189897.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Syrtis Major, Mars": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Nili Fossae
Nili Patera

Latitude: 15°1'30"N
Longitude: 70°37'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 15.025,70.633055555556
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 Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeChloriteClayKaoliniteMicaNonePrehniteSmectite-vermiculite

6 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1803371627
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81803371756
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41803375591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218033717380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O180337471
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21803371898


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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