Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Steingarden, Queen Maud Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

mindat Locality ID: 268838
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-268838.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Steingarden, Queen Maud Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 72°17'"S
Longitude: 16°5'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -72.283333333333,16.083333333333

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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Epidote	Garnet	Gypsum	Mica
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite
Titanite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cordierite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Kyanite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Titanite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Epidote Garnet Gypsum Mica
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite
Titanite Zircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1310
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1008
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	327
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	978
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4899
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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