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Locality Name:
Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland


mindat Locality ID: 310005
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-310005.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago (Westman Islands)

Latitude: 63°21'57"N
Longitude: 20°24'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 63.365833333333,-20.415555555556

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 Cl F Fe H K Mg N Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAnalcimeAphthitaliteBlöditeCalciteCarnalliteChukhroviteCorundumCristobalite
FluoriteGypsumKieseriteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyrochloreRhabdophaneRocksaltRosenbergite
SpinelSulphurTamarugiteTobermoriteWeberiteZinkosite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Bassanite  (*)
Blödite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnallite  (*)Chessexite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Cryptohalite  (*)Eldfellite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galeite  (*)
Glauberite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)
Jakobssonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kainite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Leonardsenite  (*)
Löweite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meniaylovite  (*)Metathénardite  (*)Opal  (*)
Oskarssonite  (*)Rosenbergite  (*)Salammoniac  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Tamarugite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Vanthoffite  (*)
Verneite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1659261627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21659242162
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)265924,659261588
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2265924,6592677
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O16592482
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O165926130
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16592627770
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O165926132
Chessexite  (*)NoneNa4Ca2Mg3Al8(SiO4)2(SO4)10(OH)10·40H2O1659242
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31659241797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2165924453
Cryptohalite  (*)None(NH4)2SiF616592414
Eldfellite  (*)ZinkositeNaFe3+(SO4)21659242
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21659269617
Galeite  (*)NoneNa15(SO4)5ClF41659263
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2265924,65926137
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O265924,659266890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl265924,659261398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316592414640
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)265924,6592656
Jakobssonite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAlF51659244
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61659242228
Kainite  (*)NoneKMg(SO4)Cl·2.75H2O16592650
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O16592680
Leonardsenite  (*)WeberiteMgAlF5·2H2O1659246
Löweite  (*)NoneNa12Mg7(SO4)13·15H2O16592628
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416592314899
Meniaylovite  (*)ChukhroviteCa4AlSi(SO4)F13·12H2O265924,659257
Metathénardite  (*)AphthitaliteNa2(SO4)1659244
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O265924,659262994
Oskarssonite  (*)PerovskiteAlF31659243
Rosenbergite  (*)RosenbergiteAlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4·H2O1659244
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl165924105
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1659262045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl165924275
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O16592487
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)265924,65926299
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O16592423
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)165926114
Vanthoffite  (*)NoneNa6Mg(SO4)416592416
Verneite  (*)NoneNa2Ca3Al2F141659243
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2165926109



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