Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Markov Deep, Sierra Leone Fracture Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean

mindat Locality ID: 194865
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194865.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Markov Deep, Sierra Leone Fracture Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Northeastern Rim

Latitude: 5°52'59"N
Longitude: 33°10'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 5.8830555555556,-33.183055555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Atacamite	Auricupride	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Potarite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc
Titanite	Zircon

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 ()*

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:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Atacamite Auricupride Baddeleyite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Digenite Epidote Feldspar Nickeline None Pentlandite Perovskite
Potarite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc
Titanite Zircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	3906	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	3906	8803
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	3906	1036
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	3906	544
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	1	3906	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	3906	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	3906	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	3906	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	3906	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	3906	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	3906	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	3906	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	3906	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	3906	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	3906	3846
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	3906	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	3906	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	3906	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	3906	8173
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	3906	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	3906	5433
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	1	3906	128
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	1	3906	179
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	1	3906	192
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	3906	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	3906	14899
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	3906	2994
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	3906	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	3906	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	3906	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	3906	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	3906	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	3906	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	3906	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	3906	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	3906	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	3906	3337
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe	1	3906	66
Tin ()*	None	Sn	1	3906	63
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	3906	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	3906	2562
Zinc ()*	None	Zn	1	3906	52
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	3906	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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