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Locality Name:
Krafla Volcano, Myvatn, Skútustaðahreppur, Northeastern Region, Iceland


mindat Locality ID: 30024
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30024.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Krafla Volcano, Myvatn, Skútustaðahreppur, Northeastern Region, Iceland": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 65°42'59"N
Longitude: 16°45'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.716388888889,-16.751666666667

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 Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeBaryteCalciteChukhroviteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCorundum
CristobaliteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteKhademiteKieserite
MordeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel
StarkeyiteStilbiteSulphurWollastonite

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferricopiapite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meniaylovite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Mordenite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)Rosickýite  (*)Rostite  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Szomolnokite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wairakite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O0484
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O041
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O40229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Meniaylovite  (*)ChukhroviteCa4AlSi(SO4)F13·12H2O07
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O0425
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O0405
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)60128
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60254
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O053
Rosickýite  (*)NoneS022
Rostite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)(OH)·5H2O010
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O079
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O0189
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O0139
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O073
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247



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