Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.154
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.006

mindat Locality ID: 195109
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195109.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 39

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Buckley Island Quadrangle
MacAlpine Hills 88105 Lunar Meteorite (MAC 88105)
MacAlpine Hills 88136 Meteorite (MAC 88136)
Miller Range
Pecora Escarpment
Scott Glacier
Wisconsin Range

Latitude: 85°1'51"S
Longitude: 50°34'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -85.030833333333,50.578888888889

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.

Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Braunite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Cerite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Cristobalite
Cubanite	Diaspore	Djerfisherite	Dumortierite	Feldspar	Fillowite	Garnet	Graftonite	Gypsum	Iron
Mica	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tourmaline	Tridymite	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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Andalusite Apatite Braunite Cancrinite-sodalite Cerite Chlorite Clay Corundum Cristobalite
Cubanite Diaspore Djerfisherite Dumortierite Feldspar Fillowite Garnet Graftonite Gypsum Iron
Mica Nickeline Nolanite None Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rhabdophane Rocksalt Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Tourmaline Tridymite Zircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Augite ()*
Bassanite ()*	Borax ()*	Celsian ()*	Chladniite ()*	Chopinite ()*
Chromite ()*	Clinoenstatite ()*	Cohenite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cristobalite ()*
Daubréelite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djerfisherite ()*	Donbassite ()*	Dumortierite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Eskolaite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graftonite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*
Keilite ()*	Kernite ()*	Kirschsteinite ()*	Knorringite ()*	Laihunite ()*
Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nahcolite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Natron ()*	Nepheline ()*	Niningerite ()*
Oldhamite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perryite ()*	Pigeonite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rasvumite ()*	Sarcopside ()*
Schorl ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Taenite ()*	Tetrataenite ()*	Thénardite ()*	Tranquillityite ()*	Tridymite ()*
Troilite ()*	Trona ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Whitlockite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	0.154	0.006	2	1781,1786	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0.154	0.006	3	1776,1786,1812	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	1812	1310
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0.154	0.006	5	1775,1780,1781,1785,1786	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0.154	0.006	10	1775,1779,1780,1783,1784,1785,1788,1790,1791,1792	2060
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O			1	1788	82
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	0.154	0.006	1	1770	76
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0.154	0.006	1	1775	100
Chladniite ()*	Fillowite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉			2	1814,1815	4
Chopinite ()*	None	Mg₃(PO₄)₂			1	1815	2
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	0.154	0.006	5	1783,1789,1809,1814,1815	3902
Clinoenstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	0.154	0.006	3	1781,1782,1786	94
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃			1	1810	77
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	0.154	0.006	2	1784,1812	1797
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			4	1788,1790,1791,1792	453
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			2	1786,1808	157
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	1786,1789	4135
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl			1	1786	60
Donbassite ()*	Clay Chlorite	Al₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂·Al_2.33(OH)₆			1	1812	16
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈			1	1812	231
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	0.154	0.006	6	1776,1781,1782,1786,1808,1810	944
Eskolaite ()*	Corundum	Cr₂O₃	0.154	0.006	1	1784	30
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	0.154	0.006	6	1776,1788,1790,1791,1792,1809	371
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			1	1788	86
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	1809	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	0.154	0.006	7	1776,1777,1778,1781,1782,1786,1788	1188
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	1808	7437
Graftonite ()*	Graftonite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂			2	1814,1815	107
Graphite ()*	None	C	0.154	0.006	3	1784,1810,1815	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	1788,1808	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	1788	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	0.154	0.006	1	1775	407
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0.154	0.006	7	1776,1780,1783,1785,1788,1809,1812	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	0.154	0.006	6	1781,1782,1786,1789,1810,1815	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	1788	2228
Keilite ()*	Rocksalt	FeS			1	1808	6
Kernite ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂·3H₂O	0.154	0.006	1	1770	10
Kirschsteinite ()*	Olivine	CaFe²⁺(SiO₄)	0.154	0.006	2	1775,1780	33
Knorringite ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	0.154	0.006	1	1784	4
Laihunite ()*	None	(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺, )₂(SiO₄)			1	1788	15
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	0.154	0.006	1	1784	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0.154	0.006	8	1775,1778,1779,1780,1788,1790,1791,1792	14899
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	0.154	0.006	4	1775,1780,1783,1809	230
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	0.154	0.006	1	1770	223
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	1812	17380
Nahcolite ()*	None	NaH(CO₃)	0.154	0.006	1	1770	78
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	1788	254
Natron ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·10H₂O	0.154	0.006	1	1770	51
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	0.154	0.006	1	1776	884
Niningerite ()*	Rocksalt	MgS			1	1808	28
Oldhamite ()*	Rocksalt	CaS	0.154	0.006	2	1781,1786	58
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	1812	2349
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	0.154	0.006	2	1779,1786	1512
Perryite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)₈(Si,P)₃			2	1786,1808	25
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	0.154	0.006	4	1776,1783,1785,1810	303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	0.154	0.006	1	1779	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			4	1788,1790,1791,1792	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	1812	61156
Rasvumite ()*	Cubanite	KFe₂S₃			1	1788	19
Sarcopside ()*	None	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂			1	1815	58
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	1812	2705
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	0.154	0.006	4	1781,1782,1786,1815	374
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	0.154	0.006	1	1776	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	1786	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	0.154	0.006	4	1775,1780,1782,1786	1934
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	0.154	0.006	3	1782,1783,1786	703
Tetrataenite ()*	None	FeNi			1	1815	116
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	0.154	0.006	1	1770	299
Tranquillityite ()*	Braunite	Fe²⁺₈Ti₃Zr₂Si₃O₂₄			1	1785	17
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	0.154	0.006	3	1776,1808,1809	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	0.154	0.006	16	1775,1776,1777,1778,1780,1781,1782,1783,1785,1786,1789,1808,1809,1810,1814,1815	1044
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O	0.0085	0.0081	1	1770	129
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			2	1785,1809	120
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆			1	1785	104
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	1785	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_415	This sample is from site 2d, moraine material. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_513	This sample is from site 2c. This sample was from the margin of a supraglacial pond. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_535	This sample is from site 1, large mounded deposits, englacially entrained in a moraine field. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_536	This sample is from site 2a, englacially entrained in dust band-like geometry. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_537	This sample is from site 2b, englacially entrained in dust band-like geometry. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.
Michelle_538	This sample is from site 2d, moraine material. Saline minerals occur in four settings of two localities in the Lewis Cliff area.

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_415	0.154	0.146	0.150±0.004	U-Th	Age of nahcolite matrix	nahcolite	Nahcolite	244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Lewis Cliff	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	10.1029/AR050p0057	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990	Age of nahcolite matrix from site 2d. Age of U series dating disagrees with C14 results. Author believes the ~150k to be a more reliable estimate of the nahcolite matrix. This age is older than what was found with englacially entrained samples.
Michelle_513	0.0085	0.0081	0.0083±0.00002	U-Th	Age of trona mineralization	trona	Trona	244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Lewis Cliff	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	10.1029/AR050p0057	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990	Age of trona from site 2c.
Michelle_535	0.0075	0.0073	0.0074±0.00001	U-Th	Age of nahcolite mineralization	nahcolite	Nahcolite	244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Lewis Cliff	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	10.1029/AR050p0057	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990	Age of nahcolite from site 1.
Michelle_536	0.0062	0.006	0.0061±0.00001	U-Th	Age of nahcolite mineralization	nahcolite	Nahcolite	244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Lewis Cliff	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	10.1029/AR050p0057	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990	Age of nahcolite from site 2a.
Michelle_537	0.009	0.0086	0.0088±0.00002	U-Th	Age of nahcolite mineralization	nahcolite	Nahcolite	244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Lewis Cliff	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	10.1029/AR050p0057	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990	Age of nahcolite from site 2b.
Michelle_538	0.081	0.075	0.078±0.003	U-Th	Age of nahcolite and borax mineralization	nahcolite	Nahcolite	244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Lewis Cliff	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	10.1029/AR050p0057	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990	Age of nahcolite and borax from site 2d.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100019	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	https://rruff.info/R100019

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