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Locality Name:
American Highland, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica


mindat Locality ID: 243009
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243009.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "American Highland, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Grove Mts

Latitude: 72°54'45"S
Longitude: 75°11'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -72.9125,75.188611111111

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 C Ca Cr Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteCeriteClayCorundumGarnetGypsumKaoliniteMicaNoneOlivine
PalmieritePerovskitePyroxeneQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStarkeyiteWadsleyite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Akimotoite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Guyanaite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jadeite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Majorite  (*)
Merrillite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ringwoodite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Tuite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wadsleyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akimotoite  (*)CorundumMgSiO321661,166310
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6116642060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1166527770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O421661,16643902
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)21662,16641188
Guyanaite  (*)NoneCrO(OH)116656
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O116656890
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O611663154
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4116655591
Majorite  (*)GarnetMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)321661,166324
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)721661,1664230
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21166517380
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO311661495
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O611664303
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)311663341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21166561156
Ringwoodite  (*)SpinelSiMg2O431661,1662,166325
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O11665293
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O1166579
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS116641044
Tuite  (*)PalmieriteCa3(PO4)2116617
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O11665652
Wadsleyite  (*)WadsleyiteMg2SiO41166213



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