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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

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 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: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAtacamiteAuricuprideBaddeleyiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparNickelineNonePentlanditePerovskite
PotaritePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalc
TitaniteZircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:
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  (*)
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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO20238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe0128
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O20179
Lead  (*)CopperPb0192
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe066
Tin  (*)NoneSn063
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Zinc  (*)NoneZn052
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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