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Locality Name:
TAG Mound, Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse Hydrothermal Field (TAG), Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean


mindat Locality ID: 206067
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206067.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "TAG Mound, Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse Hydrothermal Field (TAG), Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 26°8'23"N
Longitude: 44°49'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 26.139722222222,-44.831944444444
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 Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAragoniteAtacamiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteGypsumMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteSulphurWurtzite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Idaite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O0178
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS40142
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)60158
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS0372


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