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Locality Name:
King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, Antarctica


mindat Locality ID: 48430
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48430.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, Antarctica": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Admiralty Bay
Barton Peninsula
Keller Peninsula
Llano Point
Low Head

Latitude: 62°9'56"S
Longitude: 58°27'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -62.165555555556,-58.461111111111

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo N Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteLeucophosphiteMicaMolybdeniteMordeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStruviteSulphurTaranakite

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aerinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Cowlesite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferrosaponite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Minyulite  (*)Mogánite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Struvite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Taranakite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
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)2119293419
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O1192822
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)119288803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)611929966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O119271627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5119291310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)119281036
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)21927,192927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21192927198
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3119291797
Cowlesite  (*)NoneCa(Al2Si3)O10·5-6H2O1192884
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)11929481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6119284135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O611928944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)119298173
Ferrosaponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O119276
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH21931,1932367
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O119271271
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O21931,1932110
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O421928,192914899
Minyulite  (*)NoneKAl2(PO4)2F·4H2O21931,193231
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O1192743
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2119295800
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O11927405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21192917380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O119271236
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS231928,1929,193039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)211929771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO231928,1929,193061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2119295614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O11928301
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O11927390
Struvite  (*)Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4)·6H2O21931,193230
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS119292045
Taranakite  (*)TaranakiteK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O1193257
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl1192986



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